Sorry to read about the health problems your baby has. It sounds to me that the kidneys are bad damaged from the dry start. Damnd breeder who does not know that he kills his babies !So I am planning to update this posting weekly because I always hated finding old threads completely Abandoned with no explanation.
I soak my tortoise for 30 full minutes every day, and two 30 minute soaks on the weekends. So far, he pooped yesterday while in the sunlight, and today he had poop on his butt when I picked him up. No pee or poop in baths.
He has not eaten since I posted about it. I offer fresh food everyday and I make sure to feed him in the enclosure now, to make sure hes warm enough.
He was active enough to move from where he wanted to stay before, up until yesterday. He has almost entirely stopped moving on his own. I know this because after his bath I set him in his food dish and he didn't move for hours. Then I moved him to his water bowl, expecting him to scurry out. Again he stayed there for a while before I fished him out.
This requires me to make sure he's in his warm hide and it's moist in there. He'll shift around in the hide, but only an inch.
He rarely opens more than one eye now. He cannot seem to stay awake, often falling asleep in his baths. He is very lethargic.
I considered force feeding him, but I think it'll do more harm than good. It's heartbreaking to watch him struggle like this. I'm actually choked up writing this.
I do not have a scale, but he has not grown. I'm sure of it. Also the top 4 scutes are hard on his shell, but the sides and tummy and extremely squishy. I have stopped prodding after today because it makes me sad and stresses him out.
I will update in a week if he's still hanging around. I love him dearly, but things aren't looking great.
I am sorry for you.