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I hope this photo doesn't weird anybody out, but I have decided to post here the prmary xray of my Jadely that was done in fine tunng the causes of her burrowing too much and not eating. The dark area, at least on top, is built up gas surroundng a small bit of stool. The xrays ruled out respiratory infections, foreign object ingestion/blockage, impactions, eggs. (If I were the type to assume Panacur is a panacea, based on the a "maybe theory", I wish I could squirt Panacur in her cloaca!). If husbandry changes nor other tricks do not pull Jadely out of this (or she decides brumation is over and there was nothng wrong physically), vet options are: sedaton with overnght stay for blood test and and enema to bring out stool for fecal exam, "somehow" gettng liquid food mix into her mouth or throat through syringe, invasive tube to insert food , both to get digestive tract "moving" again so her appetite reappears (the latter will just freak her out and she'll burrow more out of fear) Underlying medical causes, discomfort, psychological issues aside, my latest theory is there is a vicious circle going on. She is burrowing too far away from any decent temperatures (long story, regarding the actual temperature beneath the enclosure), her metabolism as well as digestive system reverts to or remains slow and she doesn't eat. Forced to havng Luna (tortoise#2) "in the way" in the enclosure isn't helping and he's not evoking any of her normally competive traits.