going to tag @Tom off the git go.
I have a 2yrold ish likely female playtona, she has always been abnormal since I got her in 2021 in the fact that she is aggressive, and will bite/ram other tortoises. She has been housed alone except for a short period in January.
Her temps are in the high 80s on the low end, and low 90s on the high end. Tempts under basking light reach 110-115. Humidity stays around 80-85%. I keep logs of everything, I've had one power outage lasting 30 minutes in the last 4 months. Temperature logs show consistent good temps since I started logging early this year.
Bio security: I clean equipment with F10SC veterinary disinfectant and use 4% chlorahexadine scrub to wash myself between different turtle groups (used to get a lot of WC things back in the day, I still run with the same paranoid behavior these days).
For the last 2 months she has slowed down. Skipping eating some days, eating well other days. For the last week she has really slowed down, and for the last few days I do not believe she has eaten at all (possibly today).
I had xrays done today, obviously clouded lungs in the image (Will post xrays as soon as they send them over).
Treatment:
I'm temporarily reducing humidity to 65% and running ceftazidime (Fortaz) every 48hours.
I'm baffled at the possible source of infection. I can't see it being viral, she is housed alone, she is the first animal I tend in my rounds, and I keep what I believe is decent biosecurity.
Any thoughts?
I have a 2yrold ish likely female playtona, she has always been abnormal since I got her in 2021 in the fact that she is aggressive, and will bite/ram other tortoises. She has been housed alone except for a short period in January.
Her temps are in the high 80s on the low end, and low 90s on the high end. Tempts under basking light reach 110-115. Humidity stays around 80-85%. I keep logs of everything, I've had one power outage lasting 30 minutes in the last 4 months. Temperature logs show consistent good temps since I started logging early this year.
Bio security: I clean equipment with F10SC veterinary disinfectant and use 4% chlorahexadine scrub to wash myself between different turtle groups (used to get a lot of WC things back in the day, I still run with the same paranoid behavior these days).
For the last 2 months she has slowed down. Skipping eating some days, eating well other days. For the last week she has really slowed down, and for the last few days I do not believe she has eaten at all (possibly today).
I had xrays done today, obviously clouded lungs in the image (Will post xrays as soon as they send them over).
Treatment:
I'm temporarily reducing humidity to 65% and running ceftazidime (Fortaz) every 48hours.
I'm baffled at the possible source of infection. I can't see it being viral, she is housed alone, she is the first animal I tend in my rounds, and I keep what I believe is decent biosecurity.
Any thoughts?