Thundersnow
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Good afternoon,
Squirt is my 3yr old Indian Star. i had him since he was 2 months old. He has been doing well but things are not right now. He used to eat a variety of lettuces liked cucumber and I offered him grass,clover,dandelion greens and his very favorite was Mazuri soaked tortoise pellets. I opened a new bag of the Mazuri tortoise pellets and it smelled like garlic/onions it was gross. He waned no part of it. I called the company and they said throw it away and sent me a coupon.I reordered a new bag and it had a scent not like the original fruity scent just smelled like feed. He will pick at it but no longer devowers. I mix alfalfa,hay,grass,clover and baby organic lettuce.He will not eat any of the greenery. The only thing he will eat is romaine lettuce. He will not mess with his cuttlebone and the vitamins and calcium powders I bought he totally stopped eating. They expired so I threw them out.
I soak him daily in water thats 90 degrees and his body temp is 85.He started getting his bedding (Zoo Med Eco Earth Coconut Fiber substrate) stuck to his nose which made me suspicious of a respiratory issue.sure enough he had a bubble. Only one bubble in the morning and I soak him and no more bubble. He does start out soaking his eyes closed in a corner of the tub then he starts moving around. Eyes open and awake When it's warm out 80's or more I put in in the yard and he is quite active. I haven't seen a solid poop in a long time.He was pooping nice brown turds then pooped the white urates. Now i have seen nothing. The vet also told me to soak him 2 times weekly.I have been soaking him every day for 20-30 minutes.
I took him to a reptile vet today and he said he must get the vitamins and greens. He also told me to remove all the substrate and put a reptile carpet or paper towels down because the substrate could be moldy and causing his respiratory issue. I see no mold nor smell mold.I do spray the substrate regularly to keep the humidity up.The top of the tank is completely covered by a combination of foil with hole cutouts for heat lamps and incandescent bulb.The other cover is clear mylar. He said the air needs to circulate.I was under the impression every time I open the front of the tank to hydrate the substrate which is 2-3 times daily that would be enough. I also have a uvb/uva tube.I have it at the correct height and the power that was recommended in this group.Can't remember off hand though.
I can't get Squirt to eat anything other than romaine and minimal bites of Mazuri. I am not sure if the vet was correct with what he told be to do.How do I get him to get those vitamins in him if he wont' eat. when he was eating well there were no vitamins. Now he won't eat anything else even when he is outside!!! I threw the vitamins and calcium away they expired and 95% unused.
I trust this group and the advice given to me is not the same what i read here when I first got him. The vet gave me a rereptile recovery packet to mix with water and put on his food.HE WON'T EAT!!!Please advise me if you can.Thank you.
Squirt is my 3yr old Indian Star. i had him since he was 2 months old. He has been doing well but things are not right now. He used to eat a variety of lettuces liked cucumber and I offered him grass,clover,dandelion greens and his very favorite was Mazuri soaked tortoise pellets. I opened a new bag of the Mazuri tortoise pellets and it smelled like garlic/onions it was gross. He waned no part of it. I called the company and they said throw it away and sent me a coupon.I reordered a new bag and it had a scent not like the original fruity scent just smelled like feed. He will pick at it but no longer devowers. I mix alfalfa,hay,grass,clover and baby organic lettuce.He will not eat any of the greenery. The only thing he will eat is romaine lettuce. He will not mess with his cuttlebone and the vitamins and calcium powders I bought he totally stopped eating. They expired so I threw them out.
I soak him daily in water thats 90 degrees and his body temp is 85.He started getting his bedding (Zoo Med Eco Earth Coconut Fiber substrate) stuck to his nose which made me suspicious of a respiratory issue.sure enough he had a bubble. Only one bubble in the morning and I soak him and no more bubble. He does start out soaking his eyes closed in a corner of the tub then he starts moving around. Eyes open and awake When it's warm out 80's or more I put in in the yard and he is quite active. I haven't seen a solid poop in a long time.He was pooping nice brown turds then pooped the white urates. Now i have seen nothing. The vet also told me to soak him 2 times weekly.I have been soaking him every day for 20-30 minutes.
I took him to a reptile vet today and he said he must get the vitamins and greens. He also told me to remove all the substrate and put a reptile carpet or paper towels down because the substrate could be moldy and causing his respiratory issue. I see no mold nor smell mold.I do spray the substrate regularly to keep the humidity up.The top of the tank is completely covered by a combination of foil with hole cutouts for heat lamps and incandescent bulb.The other cover is clear mylar. He said the air needs to circulate.I was under the impression every time I open the front of the tank to hydrate the substrate which is 2-3 times daily that would be enough. I also have a uvb/uva tube.I have it at the correct height and the power that was recommended in this group.Can't remember off hand though.
I can't get Squirt to eat anything other than romaine and minimal bites of Mazuri. I am not sure if the vet was correct with what he told be to do.How do I get him to get those vitamins in him if he wont' eat. when he was eating well there were no vitamins. Now he won't eat anything else even when he is outside!!! I threw the vitamins and calcium away they expired and 95% unused.
I trust this group and the advice given to me is not the same what i read here when I first got him. The vet gave me a rereptile recovery packet to mix with water and put on his food.HE WON'T EAT!!!Please advise me if you can.Thank you.