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Dekaal-lm In reply to xXMoonXWalkerXx [2014-06-21 14:11:09 +0000 UTC]

well .... dad bought him 4 me ...this is not a source ...from alocal shop srry

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xXMoonXWalkerXx In reply to Dekaal-lm [2014-06-22 16:00:20 +0000 UTC]

Almost all of my turtles were bought from a local fish store, I like to keep thinking that they've been "rescued" from their dark, dirty temporary tanks and moldy styrofoam boxes.

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Dekaal-lm In reply to xXMoonXWalkerXx [2014-06-22 16:21:25 +0000 UTC]

me too another fact is that dad bought him a female later(which i dont believe she was)but she died in aweird way its like her front half was paralised and only reacted in her legs when itouched them i felt really bad after that so i kept reading alot very alot  that i feel i confused every thing together dont know what to do bcause where i live its a different climate than where they talk in those sites and forms plus i live in the city where i cant exactly find those weeds he should eat i only feed him green vegetables but i think he is doin well though he got bigger and heavier maybe the other one was already sick of somethng i really dont want the same happen to him 

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xXMoonXWalkerXx In reply to Dekaal-lm [2014-06-25 16:39:06 +0000 UTC]

Aww. :c Mine was from Pneumonia, but I eventually know it was from Vitamin A deficiency.

I've done so many research and be familiar with as many turtle health conditions as possible, but I don't remember reading about sudden paralysis or causes that could paralyze turtles. I looked up for articles about tortoise/turtle paralysis and I got a list of common or likely causes;

- Birth defects or born-defected immune system that attacks the turtle/tortoise's body because of responding to a bacteria incorrectly.

- Living on diets/environments that doesn't contain the most essential nutrient(s) such as Calcium or Vitamin D3 for a long time.

- Major Accidents like falling that could damage the spine or legs | Series of fighting against other turtle/tortoise.

- The venom of snakes or spiders.

I read that those who had their turtle/tortoise recovered was when they knew it was a venom bite.

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Dekaal-lm In reply to xXMoonXWalkerXx [2014-06-25 17:36:57 +0000 UTC]

thanx a lot 4 answering me sowy 4 ur turtle when dad bought her he said she was the only tort in the shop and she was badly treaten so i think it could be any of the conditions u said i will do my best to prevent them to come to pedro especially the second one btw about the calcium thingi i bought him some cuttle fish but he doesnt want to hear about it i even smached it and put it one his food but he looked at me like(do u think iam that stupid!) and didnt eat so u think its safe to buy those mix stuff from internet and wil he take them? thnx a lot 4 researching this 4 me cant really thank u enough u inspired me to research again  

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xXMoonXWalkerXx In reply to Dekaal-lm [2014-06-28 13:04:18 +0000 UTC]

You're absolutely welcome. ^^ My experience helped me cure my turtles' illnesses three times so far, I'm proud to be able to learn something from my first failure.

(Was that Cuttle fish, Cuttle fish bone block or the actual cuttlefish?) As long as he gets lots of sunlight, he'll be able to absorb Calcium easily from dark leafy greens.

He could be more interested in the feeling of veggies instead of blocks or crunchy things, but always experiment. My turtles could hate pellets for what it tastes like or if it gets too wet quickly, so I always keep note of which brand they enjoy the most.

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Dekaal-lm In reply to xXMoonXWalkerXx [2014-06-28 16:03:21 +0000 UTC]

you are right he may b interested in veggies its just i saw this video where a very small herman ate cuttle fish as it was candy but pedro is a big boy he should stop acting like kids thnx a billion again

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