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Thanks for replying . I want to try everything I can before going to the vet again. The cost is adding up. Any suggestions to tempt him into eating?

My almost 3 year old tortoise, Arthur is eating very little at the moment. He has recently been treated for a parasitic infection but has never really regained his appetite. Does anyone have any suggestions for encouraging him to eat? I've run out of ideas. Thanks in advance

Happy birthday :) x

I hope he gets well soon x

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Hello from Berkshire :) and welcome.

I'm so sorry for your loss:(

Happy birthday :)

I hope you don't mind me adding to this as I am a new member who got a bit 'uppity' when someone was trying to support me recently. I didn't mean to come across the way I did. I (like the rest here) just want the best for my pet and, at the time of posting, I was really worried about him and...

Maud

Thank you for all of the advice. Arthur is beginning to eat a little. So I'll continue to keep him warm (temps 38-40 now) and give him reptoboost as advised. I'm still worried but things are looking up!

Thanks everyone for your help and reassurance. I will try everything. Thanks again.

I apologise for being rude. That was not my intention. Reading words can lead to misinterpretation of tone. Thank you for your advice. I will reread your post and try to take it on board. I'm sorry.

What do you mean by moody? All I meant was the temperature starts at 32 when the light is first on then goes up to 34 after the first hour. Everywhere I've read says that 32 is a good temp. I realise all of these changes will have an affect on Arthur. We changed his set up to avoid him...

Thanks for your help. I'll get some soluble vitamins/reptoboost as soon as I can. Do I need to add more light as I'm not ready for hibernation (and neither is Arthur)? Is critical care the same as reptoboost? My local shop only has that at the moment.

Arthur has not been well recently. He had runny nose syndrome. We took him to the vet and got antibiotics. On the vet's advice (reptile specialist), we changed his set up from a vivarium to a tortoise table. The temperature under the heat/uv lamp is 32C to 34C and in the twenties everywhere...

Where do I get it?

Thanks Yvonne. I'll let you know how I get on!

I know it's serious hence the vet visit and being here for advice. Never fed him mazuri or the UK equivalent. I try weeds as much as I can with a few vegetables when I have to.

No TammyJ because he hadn't finished his course of treatment. What type of probiotics do you recommend?