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    4-5 month old sulcata became lethargic and not eating

    -Tank and lighting: 60 gallon aquarium with a 24watt UVB, a raised 100watt heat bulb, and 50watt night bulb(red). -Temps: basking is around 98-105F, warm area is 84-93F, cool side is high 70's. under his humid log where he likes to sleep is around 83-86F -Substrate: orchid bark and peat moss mix...
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    8 month hermman foaming at mouth and bobbing head in and out of shell. Help

    My Hermmans tortoise (about 8 months old) isn't eating for days (about 4 or 5 days) now and it is foaming at the mouth and taking its head in and out of its shell fast continuously. Seems to be struggling to walk. Dragging back legs. (Have had my tort for 4 months so far & its is supposed to...
    • choclolatebunny
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    • baby tort baby tortoise help help and advice herman tortoise herman tortoise eating problem sick baby sick hermann torthealth tortoise help
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Hermanns tortoises
  3. tazpjm

    Constipated tortoise

    Hello everybody, my tortoise hasn't pooped in 1 week. Everytime she pees the excreting urate doesn't come out, and she tries to poop sometimes but it doesn't go out and today i gave her a warm bath and she didnt poop, she has also been unactive. I wonder if my baby tortoise has a problem with...
    • tazpjm
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    • baby constipation greek spur-thighed tortoise help sick baby spur thighed torotise care
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tortoise Health
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    Has been on antibiotics for 6 days and hasn't pooped in the past 3 day.

    Hey Everyone, Just wondering if anyone had some insight on how RI and antibiotics affect a Greek Tortoise. My little one is about 4 (we think) and has a RI. I took her to the vet and got her checked up and got 10 days of antibiotics. I have been soaking her every morning and feeding her as...
    • Kardia22
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    • antibiotics constipation greek spur-thighed tortoise greek tortoise not eating much respiratory infection sick baby sick tortoise
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Tortoise Health
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    Sick Horsefield Tortoise - Is he hibernating or sick?

    Hello everyone! I have a 2 year old horsefield tortoise named Newton. Over the past three weeks he has completely stopped eating and is sleeping all the time, only waking up if pestered enough (which I don't want to do) but then going straight back to sleep when putting him back down again. Due...
  6. T

    Is my russian tortoise dead or hibernating?

    The last two days my russian tortoise ate very little and today he looked very weak/tired and barely ate. Today he opened and closed his mouth a lot and at first only kept his right eye open but now both his eyes are closed and he isn't moving. I think he retained control of his muscles because...
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    Roughly 4 Month old Sick/Refusing to eat Redfoot!

    Hello, this is my first post but I've been reading this forum religiously for months now. Unfortunately my first post is a very sad one, I purchased 2 baby redfoots which I recieved on Sept. 30, I was told they were roughly 3 months at the time and they weighed in at 68.5 & 63 grams. When I...
    • Deonna
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    • #anyadvice #seekingadvice baby red foot eye closed first time owners help and advice not eating sick baby sick tortoise weight loss
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Tortoise Health
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    4 months still wet nose ?

    He is spike Less than 1 year Old baby Indian star tortoise, he has wet nose since 4 months now. His nose was completely blocked by mucus at the start of this sickness, then I decided to increase the enclosure temperature at 95 to 100°f..... Now his nose is not blocked by mucus but watery...
    • Akash2021
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    • baby tortoise indian star tortoise mucus sick baby sick tortoise
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tortoise Health
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