The Tortoise Table

Hi again, I last wrote in the autumn/late summer I think when Sheldon our tortoise was trying to go off and hibernate and you gave me advice about keeping him going. We managed to get him going again and he had a very busy winter marching about our house and going too and from his lights, waking up ...

Brilliant - thank you both for that advice. I will get to work on it!

Nina thank you so much for all that advice. In the end I didn't get to the vet in Ross because lockdown happened and he had perked up so much and seemed back to normal. But I think I will take him there now to get him checked out and try and get a poo sample to see if he needs worming. I will have a...

Hello again, I'm back for more advice about Sheldon our 7 year old horsefield who was lost over winter and then refound and came back to action in the spring! Sheldon has had a lovely summer in our front garden, and has spent most of it outside and burying himself into the soil and eating the dandel...

OK thanks I will do that and yes the scales have started to come off only today. Many thanks again!

Hi Nina and Lin, That is great I have now ticked the "notify me" button thank you! here is a pic of Sheldon's tail and shell. I hope you can zoom in. The tail has healed but still has an indent - but you can see how the shell is curving slightly toward it I hope. If that photo isn't good e...

Yes thanks I will get a photo and send it - it is looking much better now but I will send

Hi, After your invaluable advice after we found our tortoise Sheldon he is now completely up and running and back to normal - very active, peeing and pooing etc.. We have one slight concern which is that his tail has been slightly damaged by his shell - the shell seems to curve around quite sharply ...

update! He's eating!! He's had a bite of cucmber, lettuce and a few baby dandelion leaves!! Hurrah!!
Eyes still look sore and shut.

update - mid morning and he's very much more mobile - looking much livelier - looking like he had a good drink in his last bath - still eyes closed- rubbing them lots on his legs and inside his shell - but much brighter! Not eating yet but I have seen his mouth open a few times. fingers crossed!

Hi Nina and Lin, I'm afraid Sheldon has not got going yet - He still hasn't taken any food but is having frequent baths and I'm dissolving the reptoboost in the water to help him. I have the tear drops and I hope to hear back about his blood test today or in the next day or so. I have also discovere...

Thank you so much for advice - I did question the x-ray myself but vet was adamant! I am not convinced that the vet I saw really knew what she was talking about but I was desperate for something to be done! So far we've never really taken the temperature under Sheldon's light but I will now get a th...

Hi, our tortoise "Sheldon"managed to escape in mid October 2019 out of the house (long story) and we searched and searched for weeks for him. After the wet winter we've had here in the UK we gave up hope that he would have survived as he was not prepared for hibernation. He's a horsefield ...