Baby tortoise needs help!

[jesse619]

Hello, I'm just in a low spot at the moment with how the economy is and in-between jobs.
I came across this beautiful baby tortoise and his neck is swollen and nose is runny. I've called every vet around me and only one place can take him, and it's hundreds of dollars. I don't want him to die from a respiratory infection. Anything helps, please.
With the funds I would be able to house the tortoise at Blue Ridge hospital and have them draw blood and care for him there .

(Moderator note: Requests for donations or to go fund me sites are not allowed on the forum)

Maybe @EppsDynasty can help you?

 

[COmtnLady]

Welcome to the Forum!

Please show us more pics of your tortoise from all angles (nice and close - top, bottom, side profiles, anything else that catches your attention), and from the enclosure you are keeping him in.

How often are you soaking him?
Soaking is really important for babies, and might help with a myriad of problems. At the very least, it won't hurt anything to soak. You need comfortably warm water (lukewarm water, run it across the inside of your wrist - if its too hot or cold there its too hot or cold for your tortoise), only as deep as where the top and bottom shell come together. Because it is so shallow, it will cool off quickly, so you will need to replenish the warmth frequently. Do not allow him to get cold! Soaking needs to be in something with vertical sides that are higher than your tortoise could climb out of. You will also have to watch out for your tortoise tipping over. They usually get a good bit of exercise acting like they want to escape, but don't worry about it, its not doing any harm, they will eventually relax into it, and the exercise is good in the meantime. Soak at least 20 mins, longer is good, too.

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Hang in there, once we can see more of your tortoise we can help figure out what is going on.

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[Yvonne G]

I'm terribly sorry!!!!

I was deleting the reference to the OP's Go Fund Me site from the original post (those references aren't allowed) and for some unknown reason the original post has disappeared. And I don't know the new member's name to see if I can find it. Hopefully they will post again and I can try to fix it.

 

[Josh]

i think it was @jesse619

 

[Yvonne G]

Thank you, Josh! I think it's fixed now.

 

[Tom]

Hello, I'm just in a low spot at the moment with how the economy is and in-between jobs.
I came across this beautiful baby tortoise and his neck is swollen and nose is runny. I've called every vet around me and only one place can take him, and it's hundreds of dollars. I don't want him to die from a respiratory infection. Anything helps, please.
With the funds I would be able to house the tortoise at Blue Ridge hospital and have them draw blood and care for him there .

(Moderator note: Requests for donations or to go fund me sites are not allowed on the forum)

Maybe @EppsDynasty can help you?

What species are we talking about? What size? Many times a RI is caused by cold and can be cured with heat.

 

[Yvonne G]

It may be a sulcata??? because the thread was originally posted in the sulcata section

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

What species are we talking about? What size? Many times a RI is caused by cold and can be cured with heat.

I saw the go fund me link before it was removed. It was a small sulcata, not much bigger than hatchling size, but with surprisingly prominent pyramiding for the size. The neck was a little swollen.