Goodbye Barney

[Blu Mongoose]

We had just taken Barney to the vet and got a clean bill of health on him . He went into a rapid decline and died yesterday. No warning or sign of respitory problems. We had our furnace break down twice while we were at work recently and came home the one day to 41 degrees in the house. For a couple weeks it appeared everyone came thru unscathed. No sure if the issue was the furnace , but we took extra care on all his needs. We are heartbroken. I won't ever get another hatchling. He was so delicate he worried me constantly. He was our baby boy.

[catawhat75]

Oh sweetie, you have had such a rough year. I am so sorry for your loss.

[Topher]

Sorry to hear about your loss. I had found a russian tortoise two years ago at the start of winter. I think he was a pet that someone released, or had escaped. He had a pretty serious resperatory infection. I tried everything I could to bring him back to health, including vet visits, with no luck. Tortoises are probably one of my favorite critters and I had become pretty attached to the little guy in just the little while I had him.

[Blu Mongoose]

We rescued a 3 toed last year that had to have surgery. I didn't expect her to make it. She's doing fine. But we didn't see any problems with Barney though!

[Beardedragon]

Im sorry to hear about your loss, baby torts are very hard to keep alive if one little thing gos wrong(and they are illigal when babys) What is the brand of uvb you used?

[Sasquatch Art]

Oh I am so sorry to hear that.

We are all here for you during this time.

Sorry for your loss.

[Blu Mongoose]

Im sorry to hear about your loss, baby torts are very hard to keep alive if one little thing gos wrong(and they are illigal when babys) What is the brand of uvb you used?

I'm at work right now, but I believe it was the zoo med uvb 5.0

If hatchlings are illegal, why do the major shows sell them?? He was purchased at the expo in chicago.

[Blu Mongoose]

Oh I am so sorry to hear that.

We are all here for you during this time.

Sorry for your loss.

Thanks again, We had a brand new furnace, but come to find out, all the construction on the house we did caused massive amounts of plaster dust to clog the motor.

[Beardedragon]

Really the law is more inforced in pet stores, its not illegal to buy them, just to sell them. Any turtle/tort under four inch's cannot be sold unless if it for scientific purposes and a few other things. Looking it up will go into deeper details, I'm off to bed before i start to jumble up my words.

Also, the bulb you were using is fine, i just wanted to check. Improper uvb is one of the leading causes of death in small turtles and torts.

[mlededee]

Oh no I am SO sorry about your loss. I know how much Barney meant to you and I totally feel your pain.

BD, the law that banned the sale of turtles and tortoises under 4" was lifted last spring.