Recent content by Drago the red

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    Possibly constipated tortoise

    Hey just wanted to follow up so if anyone else sees this later. I ended up taking my tortoise to the vet the next day and found out he hasn't been eating, moving,pooping due to a respiratory infection. They gave him antibiotics and me critical care to give him. We did a few rounds of meds every...
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    Possibly constipated tortoise

    Hey, So my red foot has been acting kind of off lately. Usually hes fairly active when I take him out and around his enclosure. Recently he just seems to want to sleep all the time and doesn't move about much. He hasn't been eating much as well, and has been hanging out in waterdish. Nothing...
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    Infared lightning

    Hi! So I keep seeing people say don't use red light in enclosures because it messes with circadian rhythm. I don't see how, if I use white light in the day time and switch to red in the night. I know red light doesn't mess with human circadian rhythm because we use it this exact way at my work...
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    Unusual scab/bump on side of head

    Just wanted to post an update, ended up taking Drago to the vet. They said it was an abrasion and wanted to be safe by giving him an antibiotic. Thanks for all the help, and hopefully this thread helps someone else out in the future.
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    Unusual scab/bump on side of head

    He definetly has the skin covering on both sides, but the one side looks really inflamed. It protrudes significantly farther then the other, looks reddish like the picture and wasn't there before.
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    Unusual scab/bump on side of head

    I would say not really any swelling, just that scab thing. Doesn't look like any abscesses I've seen on google
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    Unusual scab/bump on side of head

    Hello! First time poster, and pretty recent tortoise owner. We've had our red foot tortoise for about a month and half, about 9 months old all together. Today we noticed an unusual blister looking bump on the side of his head. I'm worried it could be ear abscess. Am I being too overly worried...
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