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Thanks everyone for the support thus far! It's been two weeks and I brought him back to the vet today. I've been giving him medication twice a day and unfortunately the vet said his wound is still only half way recovered. So, here's to another 14 days of struggle to get Derby to take his...

So, I have some good news. It's been about 4 days now and I've seen a significant improvement with Derby. He's eating much more. The swelling on his neck has improved but it's not nearly normal, yet. Unfortunately, I have bad news, as well. (It's completely unrelated to Derby). 10 years ago...

This is really so much help. Thank you. And no, he is inside and on a towel. The treatment lasts for two weeks so he's going to be inside for at least that long if not more.[hr] If it really is shell rot, what are some of the causes? How do I go about fixing it?

Yeah, I'm definitely going to set some traps now. And I don't think I can give him the meds through his nose. The vet said to try and keep him from inhaling it. Also, I'm attaching a picture of the shell just in case its something I should worry about. I was also going to post a picture of the...

Yeah, that's a good idea. He doesn't like to eat from my hand so I don't think the lettuce will work. He's never cooperated very well. Also, I just noticed he has a bit of dry flaking underneath his shell. It's an off white underneath. It's not soft or oozing anything but it still worries me...

He was doing much better when I got home today. It still bothers me when I have to force him to open his mouth, though. I feel like I'm hurting him. The legion is slowing becoming less swelled. I still have my fingers crossed. It's a pretty large cut. I'm now thinking it was done by a cat. I...

When I woke up this morning to give him his medicine, he seemed alright. I have to also give him an oral treatment that he refuses to take. When he gets mad, unlike my past experiences with tortoises, he won't open his mouth AT ALL. so i have to force it open.. I honestly don't have any idea...

Hello everyone. I haven't posted a thread in awhile, but regrettably, I am back with some bad news. When I went to check on Derby today, he had a large lump underneath his jaw (I was immediately alarmed. At first, I thought that he swallowed wrong or was developing a tumor of some sort). I...

That does sound a lot nicer. Maybe the manager wasn't truthful when she said it was protocol... They seemed to know a little more about them at yours.[hr] I guess it just depends on who manages the stores... And anything called something like "Petland Discount" doesn't sound very reliable...

My gosh, that's awful. I would report them. I really don't know how this goes unnoticed by so many people. And the worst part is, when you buy one from a place like that, they'll tell you to do exactly what they're doing. It's an ongoing cycle.

I completely agree. If people start complaining to the top of these companies, I'm sure they'll do something. The fact the manager said it was "protocol" for a redfoot made me upset. Petsmart obviously knows nothing about them. And if they can't do it right, they shouldn't sell them. It's good...

I believe I did a good thing today. I went into Petsmart to buy Derby some timothy hay. While I was there, I noticed they had a Redfoot tortoise on display. This redfoot was in an extremely small enclosure with nothing but sand (with no moisture whatsoever, mind you, for this south american...

Yeah, he did. I couldn't figure out what was making the holes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dp2ajjMO1Q So, my daughter and I caught Derby in the act! She posted the video on youtube. As of right now, I'm about to go to Home Depot to improve his enclosure.

I'm so glad :D Thank you.