My name is Bill... - Page 3

Sid&Nancy · 05-07-2011, 09:28 PM

*phew*! x That's a relief - I was starting to get abit panicky!

TortBabe · 06-07-2011, 11:02 AM

Wow, Bill is just gorgeous, I hope his health problems are sorted soon. Well done you for taking these lovely torts on

Sid&Nancy · 08-07-2011, 07:00 PM

Bill's bum has really 'gone down' over the past two days. He's eating well, and ( importantly) he has established his enviroment here. He's checked out all the garden, knows the hot spots, the feeding spots.. and where he likes to sleep (the conservatory.. in a leather cat carrier, filled with hay and a designer blanket... typical!).
As he is poo'ing and eating well, I have held off any Vet intervention until next week. He's been throguh enough travelling and change and pullijg about over this week, I feel.
He has another 2 dubious lumps under his armpits (front). These were also risen, but subsiding.
He'd been treated with a course of AB's a month ago, so another course isn't really the way I'd like to go so soon, if preventable with decent diet/enviroment.. (I have the phone number of his previous Vet).
I think Ben (the baby Horsefield) he'd been living alongside has been having the odd nibble here and there.
He is one very horny teenage Horsefield youth

They are now seperated and both seem to be thriving being apart.
They had been sleeping together every night in a Viv...

- They certainly are NOT frineds - they both go into 'red alert' at the sight of eachother. The thought of putting them in together is just crazyness!

Still no sign of my Sid

burnt toast · 08-07-2011, 07:39 PM

Bill is gorgeous. I wonder if the swellings could have been caused by bites? (only a thought) we have recently got a young male horsefield & at the weekend he was in the garden & spotted my Hermans through the bars of a temporary enclosure, well he was more like a pit bull than tortoise! very excitedly running up & down the perimeter with his mouth open snapping away!

I hope there's news of Sid soon.

**egyptiandan64** · 08-07-2011, 11:23 PM

Thats good to hear

Can you take a new picture of his tail and post it?

Danny

Sid&Nancy · 09-07-2011, 09:05 PM

OK.. will go wake him up... he's not going to be happy! x

Sid&Nancy · 09-07-2011, 09:21 PM

It's certainly not as swollen. He's eating really well, thourghly enjoyed a batch of dandelions today - helped himself to the growing lettice in tubs (up on his back legs to reach!). He also found the raspberry bush and chomped through some of those.
I am giving him daily baths, and was advised to add a little orange juice to a dish of mixed food for him - which he didn't like

What am I to do @ his damaged shell?

His owner sent some iodine with him. However, the damaged area flakes, and I worry re sun damage to the area. Is there anything at all, apart from the shop bought suppliments, that I can give him to improve his shell quality?
I might have to resort to a tortoise teeshirt for him...!?

Ben and Bill came 'head to head' in the garden today (they are kept totally seperate, but as we were supervising, we wanted to see if they were 'friends' as described).. Ben's head was bobbing 10 to the dozen - then he lunged in for a huge bite.
If they'd been bedded down in a Viv every night, I am sure Bill's health has suffered c/o Ben biting him.

**egyptiandan64** · 10-07-2011, 12:30 AM

No orange juice for tortoises

Not good to give them any citrus fruit.

That tail base is less swollen.

His carapace damage has healed just fine. The white your seeing is dead bone and will eventually come off. New scute material has formed underneath the dead bone. It will never be as smooth as the original scute, but thats okay. It also looks like there is still some dead scute material over the dead bone towards the back of the carapace. You can take that loose scute material off with a razor blade.

Danny

Sid&Nancy · 10-07-2011, 09:15 PM

I am soooo pleased you can see an improvement with his swollen bum! It definately subsides when he goes to the toilet, and as we get to know each other more and more each day, I am beginning to learn his routine. He's certainly regular!
Thank you for the advise re his shell, and that's great to know the shell is repairing. I will get a blade tomorrow, as when I stroke him, little bits flake off.

Appaently the incident happened some years ago, but from what you are saying it sounds as if it wasn't as long ago as I've been led to believe?

I was told yesterday to soak his food in orange juice by a man in the reptile centre

- I am so relieved I have such a fab place here on this forum, to get the correct information I need for Bill and Ben's health, I really am - thank you x

eta - I must also tell you that he is drinking really well. He loves his bathe, and drinks whilst in the water. Today I floated a few dandelion leaves (and a dandilion flower - his favorite) in a shallow bowl and he returned several times to drink. The temptation of the flower gave him the incentive to drink!

Ben is also doing really well, out in a pen during the day following a bathe, back to the tortietable with heat in the late afternoon/overnight.

**egyptiandan64** · 11-07-2011, 12:31 AM

Oh it very well could have happened a few years ago.

Danny

06-07-2011, 11:02 AM	#22
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	Wow, Bill is just gorgeous, I hope his health problems are sorted soon. Well done you for taking these lovely torts on __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes

08-07-2011, 11:23 PM	#25
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Thats good to hear Can you take a new picture of his tail and post it? Danny __________________

10-07-2011, 12:30 AM	#28
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	No orange juice for tortoises Not good to give them any citrus fruit. That tail base is less swollen. His carapace damage has healed just fine. The white your seeing is dead bone and will eventually come off. New scute material has formed underneath the dead bone. It will never be as smooth as the original scute, but thats okay. It also looks like there is still some dead scute material over the dead bone towards the back of the carapace. You can take that loose scute material off with a razor blade. Danny __________________

10-07-2011, 09:15 PM	#29
Sid&Nancy Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 92	I am soooo pleased you can see an improvement with his swollen bum! It definately subsides when he goes to the toilet, and as we get to know each other more and more each day, I am beginning to learn his routine. He's certainly regular! Thank you for the advise re his shell, and that's great to know the shell is repairing. I will get a blade tomorrow, as when I stroke him, little bits flake off. Appaently the incident happened some years ago, but from what you are saying it sounds as if it wasn't as long ago as I've been led to believe? I was told yesterday to soak his food in orange juice by a man in the reptile centre - I am so relieved I have such a fab place here on this forum, to get the correct information I need for Bill and Ben's health, I really am - thank you x eta - I must also tell you that he is drinking really well. He loves his bathe, and drinks whilst in the water. Today I floated a few dandelion leaves (and a dandilion flower - his favorite) in a shallow bowl and he returned several times to drink. The temptation of the flower gave him the incentive to drink! Ben is also doing really well, out in a pen during the day following a bathe, back to the tortietable with heat in the late afternoon/overnight. Last edited by Sid&Nancy; 10-07-2011 at 09:23 PM.

11-07-2011, 12:31 AM	#30
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Oh it very well could have happened a few years ago. Danny __________________

05-07-2011, 09:28 PM	#21
Sid&Nancy Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 92	phew! x That's a relief - I was starting to get abit panicky!

08-07-2011, 07:00 PM	#23
Sid&Nancy Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 92	Bill's bum has really 'gone down' over the past two days. He's eating well, and ( importantly) he has established his enviroment here. He's checked out all the garden, knows the hot spots, the feeding spots.. and where he likes to sleep (the conservatory.. in a leather cat carrier, filled with hay and a designer blanket... typical!). As he is poo'ing and eating well, I have held off any Vet intervention until next week. He's been throguh enough travelling and change and pullijg about over this week, I feel. He has another 2 dubious lumps under his armpits (front). These were also risen, but subsiding. He'd been treated with a course of AB's a month ago, so another course isn't really the way I'd like to go so soon, if preventable with decent diet/enviroment.. (I have the phone number of his previous Vet). I think Ben (the baby Horsefield) he'd been living alongside has been having the odd nibble here and there. He is one very horny teenage Horsefield youth They are now seperated and both seem to be thriving being apart. They had been sleeping together every night in a Viv... - They certainly are NOT frineds - they both go into 'red alert' at the sight of eachother. The thought of putting them in together is just crazyness! Still no sign of my Sid

08-07-2011, 07:39 PM	#24
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Bill is gorgeous. I wonder if the swellings could have been caused by bites? (only a thought) we have recently got a young male horsefield & at the weekend he was in the garden & spotted my Hermans through the bars of a temporary enclosure, well he was more like a pit bull than tortoise! very excitedly running up & down the perimeter with his mouth open snapping away! I hope there's news of Sid soon.

09-07-2011, 09:05 PM	#26
Sid&Nancy Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 92	OK.. will go wake him up... he's not going to be happy! x

09-07-2011, 09:21 PM	#27
Sid&Nancy Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 92	It's certainly not as swollen. He's eating really well, thourghly enjoyed a batch of dandelions today - helped himself to the growing lettice in tubs (up on his back legs to reach!). He also found the raspberry bush and chomped through some of those. I am giving him daily baths, and was advised to add a little orange juice to a dish of mixed food for him - which he didn't like What am I to do @ his damaged shell? His owner sent some iodine with him. However, the damaged area flakes, and I worry re sun damage to the area. Is there anything at all, apart from the shop bought suppliments, that I can give him to improve his shell quality? I might have to resort to a tortoise teeshirt for him...!? Ben and Bill came 'head to head' in the garden today (they are kept totally seperate, but as we were supervising, we wanted to see if they were 'friends' as described).. Ben's head was bobbing 10 to the dozen - then he lunged in for a huge bite. If they'd been bedded down in a Viv every night, I am sure Bill's health has suffered c/o Ben biting him.

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