Not eating now...

[Kara B]

Uggg what a roller coaster!! My baby has not eaten in a couple of days. I am soaking her in pedialyte and organic carrot baby food, but she is lethargic and won't open her eyes much. Her shell is softening too. Is it too late for her now? Is everything that I am doing for not? What more can I do?
I am so angry and upset. I have done EVERYTHING right and it still looks as if she is going to die anyway.

 

[Tom]

I went back and looked. I saw the posts about the treated lawn and rubbing the top of the head. Did you do a post where we talked about the origin of your baby and how it was started?

Have you read these already:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-incubate-eggs-and-start-hatchlings.124266/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/hatchling-failure-syndrome.23493/

If your baby was started too dry, all you can do is offer it the best conditions possible and hope. Some of them make it. Some don't.

 

[Kara B]

Yes we talked about her possible dry start. I am fighting very hard to reverse those conditions. She seems to have good days and bad days but has not eaten in at least 2 possibly 3 days. The not knowing is killing me. I am trying so hard. So I guess I will stop asking questions and just wait and see.