So sorry to hear this, you're doing your best for him and many torts do recover form RIs with the correct care.
I read somewhere that a healthy tort mouth should be pale pink so try to not worry too much about that aspect. My leopard's mouth is always pale pink but darkens up when he starts eating.
The antibiotics may also affect his appetite so don't be surprised if he is slow to start eating. When my tort was off his food I bought some Oxbow critical care mix from Amazon which is normally used when tube feeding but I just spread some on favourite and normally restricted foods like very thin slices of cucumber or strawberry to tempt him to eat and get some nutrients into him to boost his red blood cell count and build him up.
When we have a nice warm day maybe try to put him out for short spells (10 mins?) to get some uvb direct from the sun and I'm sure you already know to keep his temps up to keep him warm day and night with a basking bulb and che for night.
I do hope the blood test results will be OK when you get them and that he will soon make a speedy recovery.
I read somewhere that a healthy tort mouth should be pale pink so try to not worry too much about that aspect. My leopard's mouth is always pale pink but darkens up when he starts eating.
The antibiotics may also affect his appetite so don't be surprised if he is slow to start eating. When my tort was off his food I bought some Oxbow critical care mix from Amazon which is normally used when tube feeding but I just spread some on favourite and normally restricted foods like very thin slices of cucumber or strawberry to tempt him to eat and get some nutrients into him to boost his red blood cell count and build him up.
When we have a nice warm day maybe try to put him out for short spells (10 mins?) to get some uvb direct from the sun and I'm sure you already know to keep his temps up to keep him warm day and night with a basking bulb and che for night.
I do hope the blood test results will be OK when you get them and that he will soon make a speedy recovery.
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