Tilly and Tommy

[Gem]

Thought I would share some pictures of my two hermanns with everyone! Tilly is the female and is 10 years old and Tommy is the male and is 6 years old. Tommy has a problem with his back legs and the vets have said they don't no what to do, but he still seems to get around ok and is a happy little guy.

 

[wayne.bob]

they look wonderful. what do you mean when you say tommy has a problem with his back legs. paralyzed or something else? your torts are lovely.

 

[bacaraj]

Very nice looking pair.

 

[Gem]

He can move them but doesn't use them when walking. When you touch them he does pull them away so does have feeling in them. I asked on here for advice and went to see a vet but he wasn't a specialist in reptiles and said to sprinkle nutrabol on his food everyday for a week to see if there was improvement and there wasn't. He also had an x-ray that didn't show anything.

 

[Jacqui]

I love the shell that is showing in the picture taken in the food dish. Gorgeous.

 

[Gem]

Thanks Jacqui, thats Tilly the female. She's a real charactor!

 

[jpeck425]

Thought I would share some pictures of my two hermanns with everyone! Tilly is the female and is 10 years old and Tommy is the male and is 6 years old. Tommy has a problem with his back legs and the vets have said they don't no what to do, but he still seems to get around ok and is a happy little guy.

Nice looking tortoises, thanks for sharing the pics. I love the carapace markings and the personalities of Herman's.

Be well
Jeff

 

[Crazy1]

Gem, you have a very nice looking pair of Hermans. Sorry to hear Tommy's back legs are not doing well. Do you feed them Calcium often? and Do they get plenty of sunlight?

 

[Gem]

Yes they have nutrabol every 3 or 4 days and have a cuttle bone (which they haven't touched since I had them). They both go out in the garden on nice days and I have a UV tube on their table, though they have been without one for a couple of weeks. Any ideas?

 

[Isa]

Gem

Tilly and Tommy are 2 amazing torts, they are very cute .

I hope your vet or someone here will find out why Tommy does not use his back legs. Good luck

 

[Gem]

Thanks Isa! They are such sweet little characters!

My vet seems to have given up, he is not sure what it is. I am currently looking for a reptile vet in my area which is proving difficult! If anyone has any ideas on Tommy's legs please let me know!