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  1. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Thank you laney and sibi! Really does mean a lot, and I'm glad that mike and i have had such an affect on people. At least that means something to me. Funny thing, it was very windy here last night, and the little tea light candle I put out for mike is still burning this morning!! I can't quite...
  2. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Yeah I know, which makes me think it was my fault lol. I don't wanna put another tort through that If I was to blame :/ I'm not rushing into anything, And if I did decide to get one in the future, I would get an older tort. Babies are very hard work. There will always be a place in my heart for...
  3. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Heya. I keep checking it now and then. I complained to the pet shop owner I got mike from, I never liked that guy anyway, he said he would give me another tort free of charge. I'm optimistic about his offer as it will be another baby more than likely. Don't know if I can put myself through that...
  4. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    How old are juivaniles?? The vet said mike was really small, and he didn't think he had been raised correctly from him hatching, which was no fault of my own as I got him when he was 1year old. Or so I was made told. I can't help but blame myself though :( it really is heart reaching.
  5. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Thankyou all For the kind regard. Mike will be a huge miss to our family unit. Everyone loved him more than anything. Defo gna take a while to get over him. But I do eventually wanna get another tort. Until then, I will research and research and more research. No1 or no Tort will ever replace...
  6. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    He said he couldn't tell the problem, he didn't think mikes shell was unusually squidgy for his age, looked in his mouth for uncles etc, couldn't find any, said it was unlikely that he was hibernating, as he had been eating yesterday, done a few tests, couldn't hear mikes heart beating, his eyes...
  7. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Mike passed away this morning at the vets. :'(
  8. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    I don't use a humidifier but his substrate is misted numerous times a day. I just don't know what else to do. It's night time here in the uk now, so his lights are off for now. I'm just praying he make it through the night. I just wanna sit and watch him to make sure he's ok. I haven't stopped...
  9. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Thankyou means alot
  10. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    It's my own fault really, I thought I had researched things properly before I got him but clearly I didn't and I was conned into getting a viv :/ the basking Light I have, I'm trying to working out a way in which I can fit it into my enclosure, and I am going to go out and look for a UVB light...
  11. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    I can't, I've asked and they can't get my shift covered. I work in a challenging behaviour unit with autistic teenagers who are all 2:1 staff to service user at all times and there is just the right amount for that on. My mam is going to take him to the vets tomorrow morning at 9.30 his front...
  12. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Thanks For the advice! My viv Is in my bedroom, second floor of the house, doesn't beat travel upwards? Therefore the floor shouldn't be too cold? I will do what youve said though. Thanks. Fingers crossed.
  13. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    I took him a few days ago, and they just said he was calcium deficient. He just seems to be getting more weak. I've done everything people have advised Me to do on here and nothing seems to be working. [hr] How can you tell if it's pneumonia? And how do you get rid of that? [hr] How long is safe...
  14. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    My CHE is on a thermostat. I have digital thermometers in his enclosure. It's not looking good though :( I'm currently at work but my mam just phoned and told me he's struggling to walk properly and seems really weak. His front legs are struggling. And his head is just flopping. She's trying him...
  15. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    He just always seems cold, burrows a lot and when I pick him up he's always cold to touch. But I will do thanks.
  16. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    He's not been drinkin a great deal tbh, I do put him in his water dish several times a day but he's stubborn! Lol. He CHE is on full, and not really making a difference :/ I havent seen him do a wee in a while, 2 days I think, and when he did do one it was tiny. I've even lowered the CHE to see...
  17. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    My viv is on the floor. I have been giving him warm soaks but not tried the baby food, what baby food should I use? He's still very lethargic today, had a few nibbles to eat and had a small bowel movement.
  18. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Laney, how did you make that open top extension? That seems like a really good idea!! And sibi, the light I have states on the actual light that it is UVB and UVA I'm thinking about getting another one and puttin it underneath the one I already have, just incase, I have a CHE it stays on all day...
  19. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Very frustrating!!! And very determined. I'm not letting him fail without a fight.
  20. karleyreed

    I think my tort is sick

    Turns out I can't use the clamp lamp I was told to buy, as I have a viv, not an open top enclosure.
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