today i rescued a tortoise.it was that dirty with poo you couldnt tell what it was.after 4 baths and a bit of cleaning with a soft toothbrush i discovered it was a horsefield.nails are very long.eyes,and nose clear.its a good weight so thats a good thing.its got worms so trip to the vets for me tomorrow.i rescue it and it ends up costing me a fortune.couldnt of left it though.was living in a viv....some people.was eating cabbage and fruit as its diet.will post pic etc tomorrow.

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Well done Paulette. Good luck with him, and hurry with the pics <G>
Hope all goes well at the vets

Josh

good on you paulette it's horrible to see how bad they have to live sometimes, i don't think i would be able to leave it either
would love to see pics

well couldnt get him in the vets.hannah bould is off on personal leave.they dont know when she will be back.so looked around and come up with another vets.she as dealt with tortoises before so i hope shes ok.keeping up the baths.hes still not eaten anything yet.not sure if its because he is scared or hes not used to fresh weeds etc.hes lived on cabbage and grapes for 4 years so its going to be a challenge.so hes going on wednesday.keep you posted.

lots of tortoises, when moved to new surroundings and given new diets will often be quiet and not eat. i have a feeling you have quite a job on your hands with this one given the previous diet
try finely chopping a couple of grapes and mixing them with weeds hopefully the smell will tempt him to the foodslate :rolleye: and he'll try some weeds then gradually reduce the grapes as time goes on, with perseverance he will look for the goodies you provide
i personally feel that gradually changing his diet would be better than immediately replacing what he's been used to for the last 4 years

thanks sue will give it a try.hes had another bath and hes drinking so thats a good thing.

Good on you Paulette, fingers crossed he doesn't take to long in starting to eat, my re-homer didn't eat for about 6 weeks, but fine now and making up for lost time.

god kay.i hope he starts to eat before that or i will be a wreck.hes dug down in his soil with his head sticking out.thats how he stays all day under his basking lamp.i have checked temp under there and its spot on.hes still not eaten yet but hes drinking when i bath him.even hubby is worried about him.to the vet tomorrow.hopefully everything will be ok.hes going to love me lol when she worms him.so fingers crossed.

I was a nervous wreck I was bugging everyone for there idea's, I just kept up his baths and added reptoboost into his bath water.

i think i will get some.anythings worth a try.