Recent content by hexnotic

Yes, I absolutely can. We moved into our new home a year ago, and have been building a lot of fencing and facilities for these torts and our other animals. Unfortunately it’s been a bit of trial and error, but I hate it when my animals are in discomfort so will be working diligently to ensure...

Thank you so much for your detailed responses! I’m working on this issue now, I appreciate your help.

Upon further inspection, I believe the heat lamp was too close to the basking spot. I've moved it up and will ensure this doesn't happen again. The shed is heated with a chicken coop lamp, a space heater set to 80 degrees, and two industrial heating pads. It’s a large, insulated space (at least...

Thank you for your detailed response! I was thinking that a rodent could be the issue here, or a fox/raccoon. The heat bulb placement is a foot away from their basking spot, but maybe it got too hot. I will secure the bulb further away as well.

I wanted to clarify that the photo provided was taken on June 11th. At the time, I didn't notice any issue with her shell. Today, I looked through my camera roll and saw evidence of the infection starting in this photo. This morning, there was noticeable necrosis around the wound, which we...

Hello everyone! I'm dealing with an unexpected situation with my 6-year-old, 28 lb lady tortoise. Today I discovered an infected wound with rot and maggots on her shell. My partner and I spent the day cleaning the wound, flushing out maggots, and treating it with Betadine and silver sulfadiazine...