2007-05-17 03:13:07 · 5 answers · asked by Tati L 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
he has already been to the vet and been diagnosied. I had to give him silvidine ointment for 2 weeks and i just stopped guvung it to him yesterday and i just wanted to know if other tortoises can get it.
2007-05-17 11:02:19 · update #1
he has already been to the vet and been diagnosied. I had to give him silvidine ointment for 2 weeks and i just stopped guvung it to him yesterday and i just wanted to know if other tortoises can get it.
2007-05-17 11:02:38 · update #2
he has already been to the vet and been diagnosied. I had to give him silvidine ointment for 2 weeks and i just stopped giving it to him yesterday and i just wanted to know if other tortoises can get it.
2007-05-17 11:03:14 · update #3
Shell rot in tortoises can be any things, such as fungal, bacterial, stress-induced, or diet-related.
If your habitat is set up so one tort got a fungus or bacteria, the others are vulnerable. If it was stress, the others are subject to the same stress. If diet- they are all eating the same thing.
Since you did not tell us what kind of tortoise, I cannot offer advice on what to look for or to try- but Silverdine Ointment is a sort of generic treatment that does not help us narrow the cause down.
2007-05-17 18:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be on a safe side, bring the tortoise to a vet.
2007-05-17 10:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by hien 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello..soft shell is a problem with the tank or their diet, lack of vitamin deficiancy, UV light - plant grow light, so when it effects one it effects all..it's not that it's contagious..it's enviromental ...they need vitamins & UV light which you can try & buy @ pet stores..don't believe there's a cure once they get it & it is usually deadly, best is to ask a pet store or a vet ..not the kind who claim to be vets... in Yahoo Answers as GOOD vets, vet techs ..Pro's would NOT be doing !! Take Care :)
2007-05-17 11:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on what the cause is.
causes can be fungal, bacterial or even algae or some other problem or disease.
take it to a vet and get it treated.
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2007-05-17 10:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by raspberryswirrrl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shell rot IS contagious and can also lead to RI (respiratory infections which is a common cause of death in captive turtles). Please visit this site: http://www.happyturtlespub.org/smf/index.php
2007-05-17 22:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by pinkturtles_99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋