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    Tortoise back leg problems-need help

    How high should I fill the water when soaking him? I read the thread saying a third of their body height? This seems high. Is that correct?
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    Tortoise back leg problems-need help

    Thank you for the suggestion, I will definitely have the vet check for this. Are bladder stones a result of dehydration?
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    Tortoise back leg problems-need help

    He does sleep alot, but he is awake most of the time as well. I was not aware they didn't hibernate, just thought he was an active hibernator. Well we keep him inside our house, our temperature inside our house is usually around the 70s since we run the heater inside our house during the winter...
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    Tortoise back leg problems-need help

    The shell shape is normal? He has been growing evenly his whole life, just recently has shaped like this. He does live outside except during the winter, we keep him inside where he mostly sleeps/hibernates. We have started feeding him turnip greens, collard greens, dandelion greens. During...
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    Tortoise back leg problems-need help

    We did find out recently that the diet he was being fed before we got him was not what he should have had. My boyfriends parents had him before we moved into our new house. He is 6, we started taking care of him in November of last year. His parents fed him mostly lettuce and some veggies. Since...
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    Tortoise back leg problems-need help

    my Sulcata is having trouble walking. His back legs seem to be weak. We are taking him in for X-rays but I wanted to see if anyone had the same issues and could offer some advise/ things to look for. He can still get around but the back of his shell pretty much drags on the ground. I also...
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