max strate
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I think this poor baby needs a vet i think he might have.an bacteria infection someone else had this issue recently and there baby passed away
I think this poor baby needs a vet i think he might have.an bacteria infection someone else had this issue recently and there baby passed away
thanks for the input on that thermometer. I wanted to get a digital 1 but we not have any descent pet stores in our area and I have one on order. I figured that would help me at least ballpark it tell the other came in.That temp is not correct from that temp in a glass. Light hits the glass and make it really hotter than it really is sad about the baby. Hope he gets better
Do you have Wal-Mart or hardware stores? This is where you buy pet things pet stores are very overpricedthanks for the input on that thermometer. I wanted to get a digital 1 but we not have any descent pet stores in our area and I have one on order. I figured that would help me at least ballpark it tell the other came in.
I live in indiana and I to recently to go on these 2 from someone who is not knowledgeable about how to take care of them. They are in separate enclosures now. The larger 1 seems to be doing fine I have them balls on a bed of moist peat moss.do not have UVB bulbs yet but they have been ordered and are on the way. Making sure the temperature stay around one hundred and one end of the enclosure.Hi where are you located? If we know country/state people can help you with ideas on feeding. I am one person that recently lost a tortoise. He had been kept improperly before I got him and had to be put to sleep because of liver failure. Please separate the two. Get the baby on a moist substrate, with heat , humidity and uvb. Look around you home. I bet there are things you can use for a separate enclosure. Look at the enclosures threads there are great ideas. Read the care sheets, ask questions. People here are great and will help you. Please take the advice given. Good luck.
I need to watch how my voice recognition interpret what I say lol. I acquired two tortoises from someone who was not knowledgeable about the animal. I have them BOTH on moist peat mossI live in indiana and I to recently to go on these 2 from someone who is not knowledgeable about how to take care of them. They are in separate enclosures now. The larger 1 seems to be doing fine I have them balls on a bed of moist peat moss.do not have UVB bulbs yet but they have been ordered and are on the way. Making sure the temperature stay around one hundred and one end of the enclosure.
I understood and got a kick out of it. Keep us updatedI need to watch how my voice recognition interpret what I say lol. I acquired two tortoises from someone who was not knowledgeable about the animal. I have them BOTH on moist peat moss
I've got a pretty good sense of humor unfortunately that's the only since I have lolI understood and got a kick out of it. Keep us updated
You had the Sence to join this forumI've got a pretty good sense of humor unfortunately that's the only since I have lol
unfortunately she is not doing any better today. Have not been able to get her to eat anything at all. I need your help guys. What can I do to get this little one to eat?at this point I have tried hey that I have soaked in warm water,collard greens, canned pumpkin, fresh baby spring greens,and baby food. The most I have seen her do is take one bite of canned pumpkin. Have not seen a bowel movement since I have gotten her this past Saturday and today is Wednesday. previous owners had her on wood chips with just a heat lamp. No UVB. now she is on a bed of warm peat moss. Has access to a shallow walk in water bowl and a extra humid hide area of her enclosure. yesterday she sat in her little humid hot most of the day then evening she spent under her heat lamp. And last night under her nighttime heat lamp. But as I said I cannot get her to eat or have a bowel movement. She is soaked twice a day for about 20-30 minutes
okay I will do that. I do not have any Mazuri right now unfortunately live in a bad area for finding reptile supplies I have to order almost everything with that said I do have some on order. When it comes in should I give it to her hard or is it better to soak it.Try giving her romaine lettuce mixed with mazuri.
okay I will do that. I do not have any Mazuri right now unfortunately live in a bad area for finding reptile supplies I have to order almost everything with that said I do have some on order. When it comes in should I give it to her hard or is it better to soak it.
one of the first things I did was talk with the person I had gotten her from to address that. And she said leafy greens is what she fed it. and strawberries. I'm sure I can get her to eat a strawberry but I want to stay away from that if I possibly can. thinking about going to the store and getting some different greens and just keep trying different ones till she seems to show interest.Almost never opens her eyes.Try to find out what the tortoises are used to seeing as 'food.' You can offer this just to get the baby eating again, then you can SLOWLY, over time, introduce the better diet all the while reducing the old food until you've got the baby eating good stuff.
In the mean time, the baby food soaks are in order. Buy several jars of Gerber strained carrots or squash. Using a small bowl with tall sides, add a half jar of baby food and enough warm water to bring the level up to the middle of the baby's sides. Leave him soaking in this fluid for at least a half hour, and longer is even better. You can position a light over the side of the bowl, not directly over the tortoise, otherwise you'll cook him. You should start to see an improvement in the eyes in three days. Once his eyes are open he'll start eating again.