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This was the worst experience for my tortoise so far. I took it in a cardboard box with a wet tissue for the moist and a small hide hoping it would feel as comfortable as possible. Despite of that my tortoise was stressed and scared the whole time and even pissed her pants at some point. Also it is only 50°F outside here, not the perfect weather to go out.
it is a testuedo hermanni boettgeri, 1 year old, 5cm and 30 grams. I took her to the vet cause a fecal test revealed pinworm eggs. (thx tortoisenerd for the fecal test advice, she had worms indeed). She is in perfect health and very active (until before the vet visit at least)
The vet said the tortoise is 3 times too small for its age oO I think he doesn't no much about tortoises :/
He said the worms should be treated asap or the tortoise would die and also because I could catch the worms.
he didn't want to give panacur cause it would be impossible to dilute a dose for such a small tortoise, he said i would need to dilute in 20 litters of water or so. So instead he gave some "Drontal P" for dogs, to be diluted.
checking on the net drontal P is made of:
# PRAZIQUANTEL : 50 mg
# PYRANTEL (s.f. d’embonate) : 50 mg
# FEBANTEL : 150 mg
anybody here used that?
The idea is to inject the meds in small strawberry piece, then give the strawberry to the tortoise. I also have to sterilize my substrate with the microwave.
He said to give meds again in one month, but from what I read it should be done in 10 days.
it is a testuedo hermanni boettgeri, 1 year old, 5cm and 30 grams. I took her to the vet cause a fecal test revealed pinworm eggs. (thx tortoisenerd for the fecal test advice, she had worms indeed). She is in perfect health and very active (until before the vet visit at least)
The vet said the tortoise is 3 times too small for its age oO I think he doesn't no much about tortoises :/
He said the worms should be treated asap or the tortoise would die and also because I could catch the worms.
he didn't want to give panacur cause it would be impossible to dilute a dose for such a small tortoise, he said i would need to dilute in 20 litters of water or so. So instead he gave some "Drontal P" for dogs, to be diluted.
checking on the net drontal P is made of:
# PRAZIQUANTEL : 50 mg
# PYRANTEL (s.f. d’embonate) : 50 mg
# FEBANTEL : 150 mg
anybody here used that?
The idea is to inject the meds in small strawberry piece, then give the strawberry to the tortoise. I also have to sterilize my substrate with the microwave.
He said to give meds again in one month, but from what I read it should be done in 10 days.