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Today i was brought a sulcata who is about 6 months old, weighs only 37 GRAMS!!! The poor thing's shell is soft as anything. I can push on it barely, and it moves.

The poor things eyes are closed and wont open. He wont eat etc. Right now he is under a MVB in a small enclosure. I have soaked him in pedialyte and water. I can't get to the vet till monday AM. What should i do in the meantime? He has a plate of wet Mazuri, hay, and greens covered with calcium. (just trying to get him to eat something).

Is there anything mroe i can do for this poor guy? I put some antibiotic on his eyes, to try to help them out, but thats all i have. 37 grams. His diet cosisted of veggies, no calcium etc.

Any help is appreciated. And if you are a prayer, pray.
Hunter

Keep it warm, but above all, don't dry it out. That MVP has two great components (heat and light) but it also has a poor component, and that's the dryness it'll produce. Tiny torts are rather prone to dehydration, and with a shell like that, I"m sure this guy is even worse off. I'd think humid hide box or the such. Good luck at the vet tomorrow morning

Ian

Thank you very much He has a humid hide ala EJ. And is getting soaked every other hour Still no eating. But he has every possible food he could want around him.
Hunter

Went to the vet this morning and had numerous injections done,
Calphosan, vitamin A D3 and B, an additional vit B, 200 cc Fluids and
perscribed 7 shots over the next week of Claforan of .02 cc. I really
hope thsi works. Claforan has always worked well in the past on URI's.

He seemed to think it was less of a calcium defficiency and more of
other vit problems.

ill keep everyone updated. He is sitting underneath the heat now (it
is his night time now, so he us under a CHE, under a MVB during his
daytime).
Thanks
Hunter

ps: no eating yet, but if he doesnt start soon, we will be doinga
feeding tube

after trying everything, he died tonight.

Your tortoise probably would have died anyway but vitamin A injections can be fatal. I would caution others to be very careful if vitamin A injections are considered. For information on vitamin A see: http://www.maturtlerescue.org/vatamin-a-toxicity.htm
Vitamin A toxicity

Thank you very much Mr. Fife for that info. I hope to do business with you in the future.

Hunter