Hi Everyone
I am concerned about my one sulcata tortoise Little Foot.
He is always a crazy good feeder and I don't think has gone a day in his life without eating like a maniac...that was until this evening.
He couldn't seem to open his mouth over 1/3 of the way without retracting into his shell like he was scared or in pain. He did this about 10 times before I decided to give him a 25 minute soak and then I put him in with some of his favourite foods and the same thing, he tried to eat but for some reason can't open his mouth properly.
Could he have dislocated his jaw or injured his mouth in some way? I can't see anything on the outside of his mouth and when he opened his mouth 1/3 of the way I could peak in and nothing looked red or irriated.
He is acting strange and I am really worried about him because I have never had a problem with him since I purchased him in 2007.
A little more info:
- 4.5 years old
- lives with another sulcata that is 1/4 of his size
- 7ft x 4ft indoor tort table
- weighs approx 13lbs
- temps in table go from 72-90 (depending on where he is located)
- diets consists mainly of hay/dried meadow grasses and dandelion
Should I wait until Friday and see if he eats? or should I just take him to the vet tomorrow?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jenna
PS. I apologize if I double posted. My laptop froze when I submitted the new thread and I didn't save what I wrote and I didn't see it posted when I got back online, so I made this post which was slightly different from the original one and now I think I have two posts lol
I am concerned about my one sulcata tortoise Little Foot.
He is always a crazy good feeder and I don't think has gone a day in his life without eating like a maniac...that was until this evening.
He couldn't seem to open his mouth over 1/3 of the way without retracting into his shell like he was scared or in pain. He did this about 10 times before I decided to give him a 25 minute soak and then I put him in with some of his favourite foods and the same thing, he tried to eat but for some reason can't open his mouth properly.
Could he have dislocated his jaw or injured his mouth in some way? I can't see anything on the outside of his mouth and when he opened his mouth 1/3 of the way I could peak in and nothing looked red or irriated.
He is acting strange and I am really worried about him because I have never had a problem with him since I purchased him in 2007.
A little more info:
- 4.5 years old
- lives with another sulcata that is 1/4 of his size
- 7ft x 4ft indoor tort table
- weighs approx 13lbs
- temps in table go from 72-90 (depending on where he is located)
- diets consists mainly of hay/dried meadow grasses and dandelion
Should I wait until Friday and see if he eats? or should I just take him to the vet tomorrow?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jenna
PS. I apologize if I double posted. My laptop froze when I submitted the new thread and I didn't save what I wrote and I didn't see it posted when I got back online, so I made this post which was slightly different from the original one and now I think I have two posts lol