Indian star tortoise...heat stroked

[Rishabh_leo]

My Indian star tortoise was heat stroked as he was mistakenly kept under sun for an hour. His body was stiff and was not able to move properly for a day. After that he drank a lot of water. Next day he started moving with the same way as he used to do previously but he is not eating having thing. He has vomited twice and not eating anything! I am worried how will he neutralize again? And why is he not eating anything... Its the 4th day now.

 

[Yvonne G]

Place him in a little tub of warm water daily and let him soak for about 20-30 minutes.

Do you keep the tortoise in an enclosure in the house, or is he outside? Make sure he has plenty of shade. In the house you can provide a few plants in the enclosure for him to hide next to and get shade from. Just give him time and hopefully he will come around.

 

[TammyJ]

What's the news here? How is he doing?

 

[wellington]

How is your little one doing? Make sure his outdoor enclosure has half shade all the times of the day so this can't happen again. Uvb will even reach him if he is in shade as long as it's not solid shade like a roof but filtered like through leaves.

 

[TammyJ]

Not feeling good about this one. Hope I am wrong!

 

[wellington]

Not feeling good about this one. Hope I am wrong!

I hope your wrong too. Not uncommon for members that aren't real active to only come on for help, which is fine. Just always nice to know what happened. Specially if it's a good outcome.

 

[TammyJ]

I hope your wrong too. Not uncommon for members that aren't real active to only come on for help, which is fine. Just always nice to know what happened. Specially if it's a good outcome.

I really hope for good news too!!! The fact he was vomiting and not eating, scared me.

 

[Rishabh_leo]

Place him in a little tub of warm water daily and let him soak for about 20-30 minutes.

Do you keep the tortoise in an enclosure in the house, or is he outside? Make sure he has plenty of shade. In the house you can provide a few plants in the enclosure for him to hide next to and get shade from. Just give him time and hopefully he will come around.

Thanks... He is fine now

 

[Rishabh_leo]

I really hope for good news too!!! The fact he was vomiting and not eating, scared me.

No issues... He is fine now!
Leaving the same life as he used to do earlier.