can you help with my tortoise?

Question

hi =]

my 3 year old leopard tortoise had bubbles comin out of his mouth and nose about a 2 months ago, i took him to the vets and he had a injection, he was totally fine and normal after that, then yesterday a bubble came out of his nose again so today he went to the vets and he had a stronger longer lasting antibiotics injected in to him, the vet said he had an upper resprirartion infection, do you think he could have something up his nose, and what things should i feed him to help it eventually go, he has his temps up to about 30 degrees and 22 degrees at night, im just worried about him, and i hope im doin everything right or if there is anything i can do that will really help??
thanks

yeh he has a uv light and its on for 12 hours a day, it is new also =]
thanks for all the advice everyone

Answer 1

make sure his cage stays as clean as possible at all times.. and give him only fresh food and water.
and keep up with the vet visits! :) very bad permanent things can happen from upper respiratory infections, so getting him to a vet at the first sign was a very good thing to do. also, dont hesitate to call them up and ask them questions. you can even find vets online that have uber qualifications with exotic animals, and give them a call.

Answer 2

A reptile cannot get one shot of antibiotics and be fine. It can take weeks to get better--they have very slow metabolisms. The vet should have given you antibiotics to give him at home! Make sure you go to an experienced reptile vet only! Up his temps, keep his enclosure extremely clean (you may want to change all the substrate and bleach everything and rinse well. Lots of fresh water available. Do you have a UVB bulb on for 12 hours a day?? Has it been changed in the last 6 months? This is a MUST!
http://www.leopardtortoise.com/

Answer 3

It might be handy to understand in which you're going, and the way you're going/how lengthy you'll journey. Generally, a pair days with minimum aid isn't a enormous deal. A normal choice is 'cocooning'- percent them of their possess plastic packing containers or tubs with lids which are just about their measurement (disposable meals garage boxes are satisfactory), then percent them with moss, paper toweling, and so forth.round them to diminish motion and pressure (that is much less worrying than relocating round in small, darkish areas). Their will have to be a few very minor dampening to maintain a few smooth humidity. A few air holes on every wall supplies air flow. Put the tubs in a field and positioned wadded newspaper round to diminish motion, vibration, and warmness loss. Make certain air can nonetheless transfer across the tubs freely. Add a few chemical hand-hotter packs within the field if had to maintain temps down. Put a couple of air holes within the field. If feasible, use a probe thermometer with a top/low alarm to track the temps within the boxes. Label every bathtub and the field with emergency knowledge- what's in there, a well touch quantity, a present present, and so forth. simply in case it will get clear of you. Just as a speedy FYI- Sulcata is the African Spurred Tortoise, now not Spur-thighed. That is a normal mistakes at plenty of websites. The Greek is the Spur-thighed.

Answer 4

I really think you should raise your basking area temperature by at least 5 degrees. I know that the tortoisetrust site gives 22 - 30 C as the ideal range for leopards but I've always thought that was strangely low for an African species. Numerous other reputable sites and keepers recommend a basking area of 35 - 39 C for leopards, similar to that of Sulcatas (another African species). The increased temp. will naturally boost his immume system. Make the temperature available so that he can choose to access it or not. Definitely worth a try, at least for a while, if you are experiencing recurring respiratory problems with him. Good luck.

Answer 5

Poor thing, huh? give the antibiotics time to work...if anyone knows it should be the vet but try to Google for info on reptiles to relax your fears. Good luck.