HELP! Is my baby horsefield dead?

[keeleymai.k]

So last night my Maggie was crawling around her enclosure perfectly normal and when I fed her this morning she was in the corner unresponsive. She’s stiff, warm and her eyes are sunken. My partner could hear her walking around at around 6am this morning too. She’s currently in a shallow water bath trying to get some sort of response out of her but I’m so confused she seemed healthy and was always bathing and drinking her water.

 

[wellington]

Wow that's sad. Likely if the soak is not getting any response she is gone. But keep trying at least for today.
Check all temps in the enclosure to be sure something didn't go wrong there. Could anything have gotten to her, dog, cat?
So sorry.

 

[keeleymai.k]

Wow that's sad. Likely if the soak is not getting any response she is gone. But keep trying at least for today.
Check all temps in the enclosure to be sure something didn't go wrong there. Could anything have gotten to her, dog, cat?
So sorry.

Hi thanks

Wow that's sad. Likely if the soak is not getting any response she is gone. But keep trying at least for today.
Check all temps in the enclosure to be sure something didn't go wrong there. Could anything have gotten to her, dog, cat?
So sorry.

Wow that's sad. Likely if the soak is not getting any response she is gone. But keep trying at least for today.
Check all temps in the enclosure to be sure something didn't go wrong there. Could anything have gotten to her, dog, cat?
So sorry.

Hi thanks for the reply. I kept the viv temperatures at the exact ones the pet store lady told me too and no my dog couldn’t get to her as she was in the viv at all times and my dog wasn’t really interested in her. No idea what happened it was so sudden. Thank you

 

[wellington]

What were the temps? Pet stores usually have no clue what the "proper" care is. A lot of vets, breeders and even zoo's don't either. They are all stuck on old outdated possibly deadly care
You could read our caresheet and see how much info they told you was wrong.

 

[Sarah2020]

Really sorry we have had excessive temperatures could it have got too hot or not enough ventilation in the enclosure? Just really check and go to a vet for confirmation as they can go into a brumation state so look dead but not. Again very sorry.

 

[keeleymai.k]

No

So last night my Maggie was crawling around her enclosure perfectly normal and when I fed her this morning she was in the corner unresponsive. She’s stiff, warm and her eyes are sunken. My partner could hear her walking around at around 6am this morning too. She’s currently in a shallow water bath trying to get some sort of response out of her but I’m so confused she seemed healthy and was always bathing and drinking her water.

What were the temps? Pet stores usually have no clue what the "proper" care is. A lot of vets, breeders and even zoo's don't either. They are all stuck on old outdated possibly deadly care
You could read our caresheet and see how much info they told you was wrong.

On our thermometer there was a value “28” that she told us to keep it on I didn’t know what it meant but I didn’t change it in case it affected Maggie

 

[keeleymai.k]

Really sorry we have had excessive temperatures could it have got too hot or not enough ventilation in the enclosure? Just really check and go to a vet for confirmation as they can go into a brumation state so look dead but not. Again very sorry.

My partner likes to keep part of the door open to help keep it ventilated so I have no idea it’s really frazzled my brain I’m only 18 so I it’s really made me feel like it’s my fault

So last night my Maggie was crawling around her enclosure perfectly normal and when I fed her this morning she was in the corner unresponsive. She’s stiff, warm and her eyes are sunken. My partner could hear her walking around at around 6am this morning too. She’s currently in a shallow water bath trying to get some sort of response out of her but I’m so confused she seemed healthy and was always bathing and drinking her water.

What were the temps? Pet stores usually have no clue what the "proper" care is. A lot of vets, breeders and even zoo's don't either. They are all stuck on old outdated possibly deadly care
You could read our caresheet and see how much info they told you was wrong.

On our thermometer there was a value “28” that she told us to keep it on I didn’t know what it meant but I didn’t change it in case it affected

 

[wellington]

They need a baskinh temp of 95-100F to be able to digest their food.
Over all temp that ranges from 75 to 80.
Then night temps should have all heat and lights turned off as long as the temp doesn't go below 60.
My guess so far with little info is not warm enough temps to digest the food.
Tortoises do everything slow, so this could have gone on for some time before it caught up with her. How long did you have her?

 

[keeleymai.k]

They need a baskinh temp of 95-100F to be able to digest their food.
Over all temp that ranges from 75 to 80.
Then night temps should have all heat and lights turned off as long as the temp doesn't go below 60.
My guess so far with little info is not warm enough temps to digest the food.
Tortoises do everything slow, so this could have gone on for some time before it caught up with her. How long did you have her?

Since May so only 2 months

 

[Sarah2020]

We are in Celsius so 28C is 82 F .

 

[wellington]

If you decide to get another. Please do your research on this forum first. One of the important things to know is the correct temps the species needs and what the temps are in the enclosure.
You should have asked what they meant by the 28

 

[keeleymai.k]

Since May so only 2 months

Sorry I’ve realised you know °F I am from the UK and use °C I do not know the value difference or what the numbers on the thermometer meant

 

[keeleymai.k]

We are in Celsius so 28C is 82 F .

Thank you!

 

[wellington]

We are in Celsius so 28C is 82 F .

Yes, and if that's all the higher it got, it could likely be it couldn't digest its food.

 

[wellington]

Sorry I’ve realised you know °F I am from the UK and use °C I do not know the value difference or what the numbers on the thermometer meant

Google search will tell you C to F.

 

[keeleymai.k]

If you decide to get another. Please do your research on this forum first. One of the important things to know is the correct temps the species needs and what the temps are in the enclosure.
You should have asked what they meant by the 28

I am only 18 so I did not realise the pet shop lady would’ve been incorrect I will not get another as I would not want anything like this to happen again thank you for your help and advice

 

[Sarah2020]

Sorry for your loss I think best steps are confirm it is dead and If you decide on another then read the care sheet we have on here to check set up. They are very rewarding to keep and although not a good start it is worth trying again. Do not beat yourself up,. it may have had an underlying hidden issue. Take care.

 

[wellington]

I am only 18 so I did not realise the pet shop lady would’ve been incorrect I will not get another as I would not want anything like this to happen again thank you for your help and advice

If you do your research on here and follow our caresheets and buy from a reputable breeder instead of a pet store you likely won't have this happen.
Sorry you found us too late. Sorry this happened.

 

[keeleymai.k]

Sorry for your loss I think best steps are confirm it is dead and If you decide on another then read the care sheet we have on here to check set up. They are very rewarding to keep and although not a good start it is worth trying again. Do not beat yourself up,. it may have had an underlying hidden issue. Take care.

Thank you so much I appreciate it, I think I’ll stick to dogs

 

[keeleymai.k]

If you do your research on here and follow our caresheets and buy from a reputable breeder instead of a pet store you likely won't have this happen.
Sorry you found us too late. Sorry this happened.

Thank you very much for your help