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My Russian Tortoise is Very Ill, and I don't know what I should do?
My Russian Tortoise is very sick. I just got back from school for winter break and saw him for the first time in a few months. I noticed he is wheezing, has an orangish crust on his bottom jaw, has his mouth wide open and refuses to close it and his tongue is as white as a ghost. I was alarmed when I saw this and immediately looked the symptoms up online. Many sites were suggesting it could be either a respiratory infection or some sort of mouth rot. The latter shocked me.
My main question is, besides the basics (steam, cleaning the tank, etc.) are there any other home remedies I can use to help him out? As I am a college student, I am too broke to take him to the vet as I can't even take myself to the doctors because I can't afford the copay. My parents are refusing to help with the tortoise because they feel it's my responsibility. (Which it definitely is.)
Thanks.
3 Answers
- ?Lv 48 years agoFavorite Answer
I would take him to a vet, if you do not have the 50$ for a vet visit, how are you affording basic necessities for him in general, like food, and heat, and lighting?
Or see if there is a reptile resque in your area and donate him as it seems you do not have the time or the money to properly care for him.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Russian torts are escape artists and wanderers, so it is not surprising that he's trying to get out through the glass walls - the previous posters have provided good resources - another idea for a small tortoise is a child's sand box - I have a large sand box I bought at Toys R Us that I use to house my tortoise, and though he scratches on the sides sometimes, he can't see through the opaque plastic and so doesn't pace and walk into the walls. And I would like to second the point made about the pet stores knowing very little about RT's - the local PetCo was feeding theirs strawberries and commercial 'Tortoise Food' pellets - two things RT's shouldn't have...
- 8 years ago
Heater would do ,take him and soak him on a mild hot water(as mild as baby bath),, He was freezing soak him for a little or buy a heater for him.
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