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    Unknown illness in redfoots, pulling out my hair

    Thanks to you all for your information and advice. I will take it into consideration and change the things I was doing wrong. If any one has any ideas about the symptoms they are showing, I would be greatly appreciative. Audible whistling breathing, occasional "coughing" with some wiping of...
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    Unknown illness in redfoots, pulling out my hair

    [hr] I am very unhappy with my current vet at this moment. I feel that he as not done all that he can with this situation and is treating symptoms without knowing the cause. I can and do read fecal samples and have seen what an over infestation in tortoises looks like, and that was not...
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    Unknown illness in redfoots, pulling out my hair

    Nothing out of the ordinary that I can think of. I am aware that their current cage is too small, I have been slowly updating it as they grow. This will be their last glass tank. I have to move at then end of this month and when we get settled we will be building a large turtle table, possibly...
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    Unknown illness in redfoots, pulling out my hair

    I am using coconut coir fiber bedding, slightly dampened. I spot clean the cage daily. I clean the cage completely about every 2 weeks. I know that they bob their heads but this is much more pronounced, almost bouncing breaths. but its not constant.
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    Unknown illness in redfoots, pulling out my hair

    Hey everyone, New here and I would like to pick your collective brains over an issue I have had with my two male Red footed tortoises. I have a large normal red foot (6 lbs) and a "CherryHead" Male (3.5 lbs). I have had them both for over 2 yrs. Their enclosure is currently a 125 gal fish tank...
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