General Care Discussion :: Vitamin A

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:11 am   

If you can get some orange or yellow veggies and grate them very tiny, then put those into an ice cube tray with some reptomin, or even go for something like shrimp whatever you know the turtle LOVES then make unflavored gelitin and pour that over it...freeze it, cut off small peices and they float for a bit in the water. That way the stuff you want into the turtle will float better and they can eat it easy.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:27 pm   

*Update on Willy*

He had a vet appointment today. The vet said she was surprised that he is still alive. She said that she thought he would die a week ago. She told me to do the cod liver oil every 2 days. She also said that his vit. A deficiency and RI are of equal severity right now. So, I'll just keep doing the best I can, and see what happens.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:50 pm   

I'm so impressed that you're sticking with Willy and taking such good care of him. He's a fighter isn't he, even though he's awfully small. If he's got a chance it's because you're working so hard for him. I'm sending you and Willy good thoughts today.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:45 pm   

Willy sounds like a tough little bugger. Here's hoping the little one pulls through.
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