I have a baby russian tortoise, and I also have two cats. I live in an apartment complex and my lovely neighbor (cough cough) came over to ask me something recently. Well, little did I know that that particular neighbor lives in a seriously flea infested apartment, and consequently brought his fleas into my house. Which totally freaked out my cats, who are indoor-only and have never had fleas before. So of course I am doing advantage flea meds and all that good vet stuff, so I don't anticipate having a problem for very long (I am going to treat them for 3 months, however).
I really hope this isn't a dumb question to all of you, but could the fleas get to my tort? Hes so tiny that if they did, they could easily cause some substantial blood loss. Worst of all his substrate (orchid bark) is brown and there is no way I would be able to tell if there was fleas in his tank. Obviously I can not medicate him, so it seems as if my only option is to pick him up and inspect him regularly. Ideally, how many times [a day] should I do that? Is there even a serious or plausible risk that the fleas could affect the little guy?
As always, thanks so much for all your advice and wisdom
I really hope this isn't a dumb question to all of you, but could the fleas get to my tort? Hes so tiny that if they did, they could easily cause some substantial blood loss. Worst of all his substrate (orchid bark) is brown and there is no way I would be able to tell if there was fleas in his tank. Obviously I can not medicate him, so it seems as if my only option is to pick him up and inspect him regularly. Ideally, how many times [a day] should I do that? Is there even a serious or plausible risk that the fleas could affect the little guy?
As always, thanks so much for all your advice and wisdom