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now she has weird red spots on her shell, no bad smell, legs are stiff and right eye pretty sunken, left one suprisingly not anymore.
No respone, but ive heard tortoises come back from a coma like state. I hope she comws back. Before this tragedy started she hadnt eating very well. She was quite active when we let her free roam around the house. Its around 20-25 celsius in our home and outside 25-30 celsius.There is no way for us to know. Check for death by lightly tapping the corner of the eye to see if you get a blink response.
They should never be free roaming in a house. That almost always harms them in one or more ways. Its not safe and cannot be made safe. Many people argue when we tell them this. Some people get upset and leave the forum. But we see a steady stream of cases like yours here, and we try to warn people before it is too late. We were too late to help you, it would appear. Sorry for your loss.No respone, but ive heard tortoises come back from a coma like state. I hope she comws back. Before this tragedy started she hadnt eating very well. She was quite active when we let her free roam around the house. Its around 20-25 celsius in our home and outside 25-30 celsius.
She has been roaming around the house for almost 7 years now or more and most of the time me and my dad has been keeping and eye out on her. She usually finds a spot in the house to stay for a couple of days and comes back. Then we feed her. Its been quite hot outside and we have been letting her in the backyard.They should never be free roaming in a house. That almost always harms them in one or more ways. Its not safe and cannot be made safe. Many people argue when we tell them this. Some people get upset and leave the forum. But we see a steady stream of cases like yours here, and we try to warn people before it is too late. We were too late to help you, it would appear. Sorry for your loss.
If you had come here 7 years ago, I would have told you not to let the tortoise roam the house and this sad day might have been prevented. As I said, free roaming the house is not safe or suitable in any way, it cannot be made safe or suitable, and it almost always kills them, injures them, loses them, or makes them sick. We see it here regularly. Tortoises need to be kept in large suitable enclosures, both indoors and out. Free roaming kills them.She has been roaming around the house for almost 7 years now or more and most of the time me and my dad has been keeping and eye out on her. She usually finds a spot in the house to stay for a couple of days and comes back. Then we feed her. Its been quite hot outside and we have been letting her in the backyard.
Im devastated to hear that since me and my dad have never thought of it that way. Maybe someway she would get injured, but we keep an eye on her and she usually is more happier outside her cage. She even sometimes scratches the terrarium to get outside. Whenever we do put her outdoors we let her roam and then leave her in a closed area with a shade and some food. We were very devasted to wake up in the morning to see her limbs get stiff.If you had come here 7 years ago, I would have told you not to let the tortoise roam the house and this sad day might have been prevented. As I said, free roaming the house is not safe or suitable in any way, it cannot be made safe or suitable, and it almost always kills them, injures them, loses them, or makes them sick. We see it here regularly. Tortoises need to be kept in large suitable enclosures, both indoors and out. Free roaming kills them.
Unfortunately it was fully boomed yesterday and we can only go today in 2 hoursDid you take him to the vet?
Thank you for the kind words. Hope she comes back KilpuOkay, the vet can tell if the tortoise is comatose or dead. So sorry you have to go through this![]()
Thank you so much! Definitely noted a couple of things and will do in the future. Right now lets just hope. Because this is purely now is gods hands.I’d still get the vet to check for a heartbeat if you can.
As Tom has said,
I’d highly discourage indoor free roams, being away from their heat source means they’re being exposed to temperatures that are too low quite often, smooth surfaces like laminate flooring will wreak absolute havoc on their hip joints over time.
There’s just numerous reasons it isn’t a good idea unfortunately, harmful floor cleaners, foreign objects being swallowed, getting stuck under things they shouldn’t like shelving or sofas, low temperatures, no uv, getting hit by doors, one member has mentioned they knew someone who’s tort got their head crushed in a door jam, flipping hazards, smooth services, the list goes on and is endless.
They don’t have the reasoning skills to understand why they aren’t comfortable, they just want to to explore, but that discomfort is there, our home doesn’t mimic the outdoors.
They feel most comfortable and safe in a space that best mimics their natural environment, it’s why an appropriately sized enclosure is key, many people will recommend far too small a size. They need a minimum of an 8x4 foot space.
I really am hoping for a miracle for you!if they improve we can go over correct set up and equipment to use
No reptile vet in town right now. There will be one on tuesday, but we went to a regular animal doctor and they thought it was dead already. I still have some hope even if its 1%I hope for the best for her. Did you get to the vet?
I think they checked like certain body temperatures like the same way they do on humans. I didnt see the process since we had to wait outside. Really short process tho like a couple of minutes. But when they came back they said it was dead 1 or 2 days ago already which seems odd.Did the regular vet check for a heartbeat?