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Old 14-02-2013, 05:59 PM   #7
pwinkie03
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Hi all! Yes we were very sad when Spartacus passed away happened back in october, he was just short of a year old. We don't know why he died, he started becoming lethargic and not eating much, I took him to the vets as soon as I noticed the weight loss and we started him on antibiotics and fluids. I injected him every other day for 2 weeks and had multiple visits to the vets between. He started perking right up, started eating again and then suddenly died in his sleep. He even came out of his hide and slept in a different one that night, maybe he knew it was the end. He stopped passing urates for the whole 2 weeks too. The vets couldn't examine him really because he was so tiny (just over 30g) he hadn't put on any weight in the time i had him despite eating loads. I was gutted, Sheldon was a bit depressed after he died, well i think so anyway. They were full siblings and totally mischievous together, you could tell they were related! It really was a shock. Maybe he was just a runt, he was a late, unexpected egg so its possible that he just wasn't meant to be. Thanks all for asking after him

As for the table.... they are loving it! yes it is one table with two floors and a ramp joining them at the back, they have been using the ramp really well! Just got home to see all the food downstairs munched so that means they have been down today! They only moved in tuesday night (pancake day obviously) so they are still getting used to it.

As for stinkpot... his new mammoth tank arrived wednesday - so "musk manor" pics coming soon....
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1.0.0 Common Musk Turtle: You can find out more about Stinkpot at... http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003275610357

0.0.2 Pancake Tortoise - You can see more of Sheldon, Swarley and Spartacus (RIP) at... http://www.youtube.com/user/SheldonandSwarely


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