she very rarely drinks water either and she still eats a day then misses a day shes only 3 yrs old and has only just started coming out of semi hibernation really will she pick up?
2007-03-09 08:55:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
i didnt mean literally semi hibernation she was just really dosile,just slept thru the day all the time but could wake up if i went to see her she has heat lamps on all the time so how could she get cold?
2007-03-09 19:14:03 · update #1
she is a 3 yr old hermanns tortoise she lives in a tortoise box she has a uv light and a heat lamp i have got her in at the vets 13thmarch
2007-03-12 04:21:48 · update #2
Torties can sneeze but they rarely do. Its normal for her not to eat every day and she probably gets most of her moisture from her fruit and veggies. I'd get her vet checked if you're worried
2007-03-09 09:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What species is she?
No tortoise does 'semi-hibernation'. If it was cool enough to slow down with, then it is easily cool enough to give it pneumonia or a bad respiratory infection- one symptom of which is sneezing.
The main cure for this is to learn more about the needs of your species and provide the right temps, space, humidity, diet, and lighting.
A good place to learn this is http://www.tortoisetrust.org.uk
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Edited to respond to additional info:
Do you KNOW the temps and humidity in the cage, down where the animals are? Some cages can be kept nice and warm with one heater, others never seem to be right no matter how many heaters.
Keeping a tortoise on the floor of most houses, for example, often results in the floor sucking away all the heat and leaving them rather chilly- as well as exposed to drafts. Open-topped 'tortoise tables' can have this problem as well.
It is possible that you have the opposite problem- too hot and dry. This also causes respiratory issues with sneezing. A hiding tortoise might be hiding from heat or dehydration.
If I knew what species this was and what the care conditions were, I could help more accurately!
2007-03-09 14:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tortoises normally do not sneeze. A sneeze is usually accompanied with a wheeze which can mean a cold or pneumonia. Try heating the enclosure to about 85*F (for 3 or 4 days) and see if it will clear up. If the heat does not help you may need to visit the veterinarian for some antibiotics, and in a reptile's system, antibiotics take time to work.
2007-03-09 17:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by hotsnakes2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be a sneeze, if hes just does it once in a while.
But if hes doing it several times a day then it could be an upper respitoy infection. In which case it will die if not seen by a vet and given anti-biotics.
2007-03-09 10:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by helives11_112001 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is normall, it is probably getting rid of excess salt from its food, I wouldn't worry.
2007-03-09 09:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by Han Solo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋