Hello everyone,
I'm new here and have come for a bit of advice regarding my Russian
Shes about 2 years old and shes been to the vet recently for a few stones which the vet put down to the warmer weather and not being hydrated enough! She has daily baths now and shes doing better not quite 100% but getting there, but now something else has come up
I got back from being on holiday for a week about 3 days ago and she was kept with family who looked after her great. She's been pretty good but today I noticed she didn't really move and hadn't eaten. I was giving her a bath when I noticed the sides of her shell and under her belly are soft, not quite spongy but definitely soft. The top is fine and hard and I hadn't noticed this in her previous baths before today. She's been eating fine and moving around alot prior to today. I've put it down to the UVB strip going out a bit earlier before it's meant too as its coming close to a 6 month replacement. I'm going out first thing in the morning to buy her a new one but I was wondering is there anything else to help? And do you think the stones and this could be related? I won't be able to take her to the vet until at least friday so any advice is appreciated.
I'm trying to grow her own weeds at the moment so the best she gets is dandelions, she eats a variety of shop bought leafy greens and also watercress, wild rocket, cucumber and watermelon (suggested by vet for hydration but not given often) with calcium on. Any suggestions for food with more calcium would be great. I've tried to find some higher calcium stuff before such as turnip greens but have had no look. She also has cuttlebone but never seems to touch it. I know its good for them to have actual sunlight but I live in a flat with no garden so worried about taking her to a more public place as she is only small!
Thank you for any advice you can give, I'm pretty worried!
I'm new here and have come for a bit of advice regarding my Russian
Shes about 2 years old and shes been to the vet recently for a few stones which the vet put down to the warmer weather and not being hydrated enough! She has daily baths now and shes doing better not quite 100% but getting there, but now something else has come up
I got back from being on holiday for a week about 3 days ago and she was kept with family who looked after her great. She's been pretty good but today I noticed she didn't really move and hadn't eaten. I was giving her a bath when I noticed the sides of her shell and under her belly are soft, not quite spongy but definitely soft. The top is fine and hard and I hadn't noticed this in her previous baths before today. She's been eating fine and moving around alot prior to today. I've put it down to the UVB strip going out a bit earlier before it's meant too as its coming close to a 6 month replacement. I'm going out first thing in the morning to buy her a new one but I was wondering is there anything else to help? And do you think the stones and this could be related? I won't be able to take her to the vet until at least friday so any advice is appreciated.
I'm trying to grow her own weeds at the moment so the best she gets is dandelions, she eats a variety of shop bought leafy greens and also watercress, wild rocket, cucumber and watermelon (suggested by vet for hydration but not given often) with calcium on. Any suggestions for food with more calcium would be great. I've tried to find some higher calcium stuff before such as turnip greens but have had no look. She also has cuttlebone but never seems to touch it. I know its good for them to have actual sunlight but I live in a flat with no garden so worried about taking her to a more public place as she is only small!
Thank you for any advice you can give, I'm pretty worried!