timtamthetortoise
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we got our baby leopard tortoise 2 weeks ago, it's about 2.5 inches and 36g. we took it to a vet to see if everything was okay, the tortoise was active and was checked out to be healthy. we originally had it in a 3 ft x 2 ft tortoise table, but we were having difficulty maintaining proper heat and humidity. we then changed the enclosure to a rubbermaid 16in x 24in container with cypress mulch a reptifogger humidifier and a zoo med powersun lamp with UVA/UVB. temperatures stay within 85-95F, humidity around 80%.
timtam has stopped eating since sunday. it didn't eat much to begin with, but seemed to sleep a lot with bursts of energy. it has pooped every day, the last bowel movement was yesterday morning, nothing today. starting monday i noticed its right eye was a little swollen but would open up just fine after a soak. but today its eyes will not open at all unless it is in a warm soak, extremely lethargic, has not pooped, will not eat or drink.
since monday we have been giving it baby food carrot soaks every day in addition to warm water soaks several times a day.
we probably cannot get to a vet until tomorrow afternoon. what can we do to help our tortoise until then? thank you for your help
timtam has stopped eating since sunday. it didn't eat much to begin with, but seemed to sleep a lot with bursts of energy. it has pooped every day, the last bowel movement was yesterday morning, nothing today. starting monday i noticed its right eye was a little swollen but would open up just fine after a soak. but today its eyes will not open at all unless it is in a warm soak, extremely lethargic, has not pooped, will not eat or drink.
since monday we have been giving it baby food carrot soaks every day in addition to warm water soaks several times a day.
we probably cannot get to a vet until tomorrow afternoon. what can we do to help our tortoise until then? thank you for your help