My russian kind of has his head cocked a bit to the side..is this a problem? He just came out of 'hibernation' and hasn't eaten in a few days. He was only in his burrow for about 5 days, he wasn't in complete stasis, as when I felt for him he pushed me away with his legs.
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
Problem?
AndrewFromSoCal
Dec 24, 2006 07:42 PM
Replies (3)
Melgrj7
Dec 25, 2006 11:55 AM
If it is staying cocked to one side he may have the start of an ear infection or an ear abcess.
AndrewFromSoCal
Dec 25, 2006 12:18 PM
I thought it'd be something with the inner ear/equillibrium, but then I started thinking about calcium issues. How are ear issues treated?
PHRatz
Dec 28, 2006 01:00 PM
>>I thought it'd be something with the inner ear/equillibrium, but then I started thinking about calcium issues. How are ear issues treated?
I've had ear issues treated in turtles but in tortoises it'd be about the same.
Antibiotics.. with probiotics added to the diet to avoid gut problems.
I have a box turtle who came down with pneumonia after she sat out in cold rain when she should've been underground last year.
My vet had special ordered strawberry flavored chloramphenicol for my pet rats about a month before this happened so I had half a bottle of it left. She worked out a dose for the turtle to have.. the turtle LOVED the flavor so I had no problem getting her to take her medication by mouth.
She cleared up in a week & has been fine ever since.. it's been 14 months since this happened.
-----
PHRatz
