Recent content by kristenA

Just a heads up so this doesn't happen to you. There were gnats that got into my enclosure. One of my torts had a terrible mutilation of his front legs in a 24 hour time period. It turns out my other tort was trying to eat the maggots and chewed part of my little torts legs. I'm in the midst of...

myiasis was the term the vet gave

He definitely did not have an open visible cut. I had bathed him the night before last.

He can't walk

Here is Darren

I'm trying to figure out how to post a picture.

I asked about the wound entry also. The vet said it wasn't needed for the maggots to enter. Hee was absolutely fine the day prior

I'm devastated. In 24 hours maggots have eaten away 50 percent of my torts front legs. Has anyone on here had successful treatments? The vet didn't seem hopeful.Please don't tell me horror stories.