sick sulcata

[mike55]

I have a sulcata about 5 months old. I have the heat and soak him daily. He dont open his eyes much and the bottom ofhis shell is soft. He will walk some but I havent seen him eat in a few days. Any ideas on what i can do to help him. Thanks

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It sounds like he is pretty sick and you should get him to a Vet. There is nothing we can tell you to do that will fix a tort who has a soft plastron and is not eating. I would tell you to give him liquid Calcionate but you need to get that from a Vet.
Your temp should be about 90 degrees...why don't you tell us how you are keeping him and we will try to make some suggestions. What is the substrate? What are you feeding him? What are you keeping him in? The temps in his container?
Welcome to the forum, I am sorry it has to be under these circumstances tho...

 

[tortoisenerd]

Welcome to the group! Yes, more information is necessary. Please schedule a vet visit with a tortoise specialist today as it is going to be very difficult to save this tort by the time it gets this bad. Does the tort receive daily calcium? UVB lighting?

 

[Livingstone]

Please go to: sulcatastation.com and anapsid.org. Read and learn.