Should I be worried

[Russianpenelope98]

Bought my baby who is a female and believe to be around 5 months old. I’ve had her a week and she has not ate. Then I noticed she was squeaking and so I rushed her to a new vet as my vet didn’t see exotics... she said she felt like she had an upper respiratory infection and gave her a shot and sent me home to force feed her critical care. I can’t force feed her as I’m alone . I have done a carrot juice soak twice and she drank the first time a few times. Her enclosure is 95-100 in her basking area, 71-72 in the rest. No bubbles in her nose or any other signs ... I don’t wanna return her but I’m scared as she won’t eat anything. Should I return her or should I just go back and get more shots from vet of antibiotics and hope she will come around ? Thanks for ur kind feedback and help in advance. Again I’m new to this.

 

[method89]

don't get any more shots from the vet... the ambient temp should be up in the 80's Read this (thoroughly):

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

Lastly, if your baby is only 5 months old then sex can not be determined.

Post pictures of your setup and tort

 

[Russianpenelope98]

don't get any more shots from the vet... the ambient temp should be up in the 80's Read this (thoroughly):

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

Lastly, if your baby is only 5 months old then sex can not be determined.

Post pictures of your setup and tort

Why no more shots? One shot for a upper respiratory infection is enough?

 

[Russianpenelope98]

This is Penelope

 

[method89]

Why no more shots? One shot for a upper respiratory infection is enough?

most vets have no idea how to treat tortoises and their "go to" is shots. increasing the temp is what will have the most benefit right now

 

[method89]

bad news: That is not a 5 month old russian
good news: not in the fragile hatchling stage

 

[Russianpenelope98]

most vets have no idea how to treat tortoises and their "go to" is shots. increasing the temp is what will have the most benefit right now

... ugh tortoise owners all have diff opinions and makes it so tough... She hasn’t ate in 8 day’s and I did get some critical care in her mouth a few times today. She just sleeps and hides unless she is outside and then she is a wild woman

 

[Russianpenelope98]

bad news: That is not a 5 month old russian
good news: not in the fragile hatchling stage

She is the size of a quarter pounder... how old do u think she is?

 

[method89]

good looking tort

you say you only had her a week.... torts hate change. they can sulk. read the care sheet and make all the changes that you need to. (the most important one being raising the ambient temp to between 80-85

 

[Russianpenelope98]

good looking tort

you say you only had her a week.... torts hate change. they can sulk. read the care sheet and make all the changes that you need to. (the most important one being raising the ambient temp to between 80-85

Her temp is 95-100 in basking and 72 everywhere else. I’ve been soaking her but she won’t eat anything and I’ve tried everything on the list .

 

[method89]

... ugh tortoise owners all have diff opinions and makes it so tough... She hasn’t ate in 8 day’s and I did get some critical care in her mouth a few times today. She just sleeps and hides unless she is outside and then she is a wild woman

she is a wild woman because the area is new and she is seeking a place to be safe.

i would venture a guess of between 4 and 5 years maybe older

 

[method89]

72 is too low, i'm not sure how else to say it.

 

[Russianpenelope98]

she is a wild woman because the area is new and she is seeking a place to be safe.

i would venture a guess of between 4 and 5 years maybe older

Ok so u think I should just keep offering her food and she will eat when she needs to and not to keep being stressed? Also what about her sorry lil squeaks at me and just randomly? Should I be worried that she makes these noises often? I’ve read that’s not normal

 

[method89]

what type of food are you offering her?

Get your temps right and the squeaks should go away

 

[Russianpenelope98]

what type of food are you offering her?

Get your temps right and the squeaks should go away

I had moved her lights and now her basking is 95 and the hide and cool area is 88 so that should be better? And I’ll see if her squeaking goes away. Thanks for all the info I truly love her and appreciate all the help..

 

[Russianpenelope98]

I had moved her lights and now her basking is 95 and the hide and cool area is 88 so that should be better? And I’ll see if her squeaking goes away. Thanks for all the info I truly love her and appreciate all the help..

I’ve offered her collard greens, mustard greens, dandelions, rose petals, Timothy hay, water melon , strawberries and those fruit only to try to get her to eat, romaine and nothing

 

[method89]

how long have you been soaking her

 

[Russianpenelope98]

how long have you been soaking her

About ten min daily and also doing a carrot juice soak the last few days ...

 

[method89]

you will want to increase the time... give her a good warm soak for a minimum of 30 minutes. she may be blocked up and soaks have a way of getting everything moving.

 

[Russianpenelope98]

you will want to increase the time... give her a good warm soak for a minimum of 30 minutes. she may be blocked up and soaks have a way of getting everything moving.

I’m just worried about how hot they can handle and so after ten it seems to get chilly. But I will so my best to let her soak for 30 tomorrow