I found this on Google “Small bubbles of mucus may form in the corners of the eyes or around the nostrils, which is a common sign of an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI).” so not dots but bubbles. The vet described it to me as dots so that’s my bad.
I was advised on a Facebook group to take him to a vet, i wasn’t sure what to do. I briefly research it on google, what I should do, how toxic it is, etc. and it said to visit a vet asap, and that it can be very toxic and lead to death because of the nicotine & could cause a blockage. He ate the...
Sorry guys since I don’t receive notifications that pop up on my phone screen I always forget to check this forum! We did end up going to the vet, I saw the exotic veterinarian at Animal Hospital Of Pensacola and they do see tortoises regularly and seemed pretty knowledgeable. Since he’s never...
Hi! Kind of emergent question!! I was letting my sulcata tortoise graze outside of his enclosure with some supervision and I looked away for a split second and he ate a cigarette butt (mother in laws not mine lol), I looked it up on google and it says it's quite the emergency and to contact a...
Hi! Kind of emergent question!! I was letting my sulcata tortoise graze outside of his enclosure with some supervision and I looked away for a split second and he ate a cigarette butt (mother in laws not mine lol), I looked it up on google and it says it's quite the emergency and to contact a...
I haven’t built/gotten a night box other than the shed that’s already in there because it’s so hot still in Florida (90° during the day and 80° at night) as it gets closer to cooling off at night around late November/december I will definitely get one. The area where I’m at we don’t get winter...
around June i rescued a sulcata tortoise from a family member who hadn’t been caring for him properly, he’s around 4/5 years old and i think his growth was slowed down from lack of water and food (I inserted a picture of his size compared to my hand as a 5’2 woman lol) anyways!! He hasn’t...
Hi! New this and also new to owning a tortoise. I have recently rescued an about 4/5 yr old sulcata tortoise from a distance family member who was not taking great care of him. I’ve done a lot of research but I know I have more to learn and am having questions I can’t find answers to on...