what do you think

sherri · 16-04-2010, 10:35 PM

hello i bit worred about my tortoise justin and ireally dont what too do and just hoping you can help me or know why this is frist of all let me start from last year

well i brought justin from a pet shop last year didnt know of site like before then or breeders of tortoise any way got justin he weight was 145g by the may he stop eatting all together and the only thing he was doing is sleeping and was waking too try and get him too eat in the end cherryhinton vets in cambs the deal with tortoise took him in as by may he weight 135g they tube feed him for 3 weeks and also diagnotic aids ,radiology and interpretation, laboratory, microscopic examination test, worm egg test but didnt have an worms
justin just started eating by him self in the end they didnt know what was wrong with him but he hiberation in oct till jan did 11 weeks came out and was puttting on weight got up too 179g but out of no where he started sleeping and lost lots of weight he 166g what do you think he been wormed as well i have five other tortoise and there alll doing ok

**egyptiandan64** · 16-04-2010, 10:52 PM

Did he start to lose the weight after he was wormed?

Danny

yuna1971 · 16-04-2010, 10:53 PM

Hi Sherri - read your post but not sure out of all that you wrote - what the question is..

sherri · 16-04-2010, 11:05 PM

yeah sorry never got too that bit did i .. he lost weight he sleep again lost and dont really what i should be doing as he had lots of test done does anyone know why he lost weight or have they got a tortoise like my one,

16-04-2010, 10:35 PM	#1
sherri Member Incubating Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntingdon (uk) Posts: 131	what do you think hello i bit worred about my tortoise justin and ireally dont what too do and just hoping you can help me or know why this is frist of all let me start from last year well i brought justin from a pet shop last year didnt know of site like before then or breeders of tortoise any way got justin he weight was 145g by the may he stop eatting all together and the only thing he was doing is sleeping and was waking too try and get him too eat in the end cherryhinton vets in cambs the deal with tortoise took him in as by may he weight 135g they tube feed him for 3 weeks and also diagnotic aids ,radiology and interpretation, laboratory, microscopic examination test, worm egg test but didnt have an worms justin just started eating by him self in the end they didnt know what was wrong with him but he hiberation in oct till jan did 11 weeks came out and was puttting on weight got up too 179g but out of no where he started sleeping and lost lots of weight he 166g what do you think he been wormed as well i have five other tortoise and there alll doing ok

16-04-2010, 10:52 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Did he start to lose the weight after he was wormed? Danny __________________

16-04-2010, 10:53 PM	#3
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	Hi Sherri - read your post but not sure out of all that you wrote - what the question is.. __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025

16-04-2010, 11:05 PM	#4
sherri Member Incubating Join Date: May 2009 Location: huntingdon (uk) Posts: 131	yeah sorry never got too that bit did i .. he lost weight he sleep again lost and dont really what i should be doing as he had lots of test done does anyone know why he lost weight or have they got a tortoise like my one,

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