So I received my Redfoot tortoise from someone who was taking awful care of her - she had no heat lamps for days, no humidity system, and had baby kale nearly every time they fed her, which seemed like once a week.
She had a respiratory infection when I coerced the old owner to take her to the vet, and I finished a series of injections which lasted a month. She stopped squeaking for a while, but during the night I hear her gasping every once in a while and I feel like her respiratory infection may be coming back. Maybe I'm just paranoid. She also sneezes a lot when I put her in her bath for a soak.
I currently have my humidity at 80% with the heat (opposite from the heat lamp) being 80 degrees.
I bought a mistking to make sure she is hydrated while I'm at work, and I've been feeding her a varied diet. My only issue is she still seems to have watery eyes, her nose is possibly cold and runny (I don't really know, I've never had a tortoise before, maybe she just drank some water?) and her head seems to be really dry.
Should I take her back to the vet? Is there anything I should be doing that isn't listed here? Let me know, I'm worried!
Here is a picture of when I first met her and her now. She looks better but still may not be 100%
She had a respiratory infection when I coerced the old owner to take her to the vet, and I finished a series of injections which lasted a month. She stopped squeaking for a while, but during the night I hear her gasping every once in a while and I feel like her respiratory infection may be coming back. Maybe I'm just paranoid. She also sneezes a lot when I put her in her bath for a soak.
I currently have my humidity at 80% with the heat (opposite from the heat lamp) being 80 degrees.
I bought a mistking to make sure she is hydrated while I'm at work, and I've been feeding her a varied diet. My only issue is she still seems to have watery eyes, her nose is possibly cold and runny (I don't really know, I've never had a tortoise before, maybe she just drank some water?) and her head seems to be really dry.
Should I take her back to the vet? Is there anything I should be doing that isn't listed here? Let me know, I'm worried!
Here is a picture of when I first met her and her now. She looks better but still may not be 100%
