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Russian tortoise rescue


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Posted by AMY on January 01, 2002 at 14:28:14:

i recently was offered a russian tortoise cause the owners claimed tha they had no time for it. when i went to pick it up it looked horrible, i didnt get to see the enclosure it lived in cause they said it was downstairs, he also said it was cold down there so he thinks its trying to hibernate. the poor things eyes were sealed shut and runny and it was very cold and lethargic. i gave him a warm bath and put some vitamin A preperation drops into his eyes. fed him some liquid calcium (a tool my vet gave me) and got him heated up and under some UV's. i cant bring him outside for actual UV exposure cause theres about 12" of snow outside right now. im not sure the diet they fed him but im gonna get him started on an appropriate one immediatly. any other suggestions??


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