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CarolM

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Oh that is a much better picture. In fact love the face. It's Saying Whaaattts up!!!!!
 

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Hi Bea, I don`t think that Jaques develop a pneumonia. The accident is too long ago. Can you offer her food with Vitamin B ? Does she eat minced cow meat ? Or do you have some mineral/vitamin powder that you can give on her food ?
I have a vitamin supply that I can put in the drinking water of my torts.

You don`t lose Jaques, I am sure. Maybe she only needs a break in eating with all the fine things she gets from you. Don`t feel bad, you are the best Jaques mommy in the world !

Thanks so much, Bee!!! [emoji2][emoji173]️[emoji2][emoji173]️
Yes, I’m offering her food with vitamin B: I bought 2 kinds of high quality food pellets that are supplemented with vitamins. I have offered her beef liver, and salmon is still ok. I plan to buy some more guppies: they do NOT have the enzyme thiaminase, which destroys vitamin B. She also enjoyed chasing them as live prey.
Two different turtle experts have also suggested she may not be sick at all. Even though her tank is inside and I have not changed the lights or heat in any way, she may still sense that it is winter and is just slowing down naturally.
I was very tired and upset when I posted here last night. But since one of the experts reminded me this morning that she may not be sick at all, I’m calming down somewhat.
I’m still watching her closely, and still offering food most days.
Thanks so much for your kind support!
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Thanks so much, Bee!!! [emoji2][emoji173]️[emoji2][emoji173]️
Yes, I’m offering her food with vitamin B: I bought 2 kinds of high quality food pellets that are supplemented with vitamins. I have offered her beef liver, and salmon is still ok. I plan to buy some more guppies: they do NOT have the enzyme thiaminase, which destroys vitamin B. She also enjoyed chasing them as live prey.
Two different turtle experts have also suggested she may not be sick at all. Even though her tank is inside and I have not changed the lights or heat in any way, she may still sense that it is winter and is just slowing down naturally.
I was very tired and upset when I posted here last night. But since one of the experts reminded me this morning that she may not be sick at all, I’m calming down somewhat.
I’m still watching her closely, and still offering food most days.
Thanks so much for your kind support!
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Hello Bea, I ask my German tortoise friend what he feeds his mud turtles. Hopefully he answers today.
I would not feed beef liver because it is too high in Vitamin A.
Guppies seem to be a very natural food for a water turtle.
All will turn out good, you will see !:)
 

CarolM

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Hello Bea, I ask my German tortoise friend what he feeds his mud turtles. Hopefully he answers today.
I would not feed beef liver because it is too high in Vitamin A.
Guppies seem to be a very natural food for a water turtle.
All will turn out good, you will see !:)
I Agree, on the all will turn out good.
 

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Whereabouts in London will he be?

He’ll be somewhere in central London, staying close to Waterloo. But he’s not a postcard type, unfortunately, so I rarely get to see anything of the places he visits. (His skills with the camera are not great either, but please don’t tell him I said so.) ;)
 
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