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    Spears just died (and a thank you to the community)

    That's an interesting way of looking at it, it's night now and I haven't called her yet. I'll think it over, sleep on it - but maybe you're right Also, thank you
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    Spears just died (and a thank you to the community)

    Hi all, I don't reallly know why I'm posting this, but it just felt right to update the place that has helped me so much. Some of you might remember me posting questions about my new tortoise Spears (which was handed down to me from my grandma) Today, Spears died. Haven't told grandma yet. We...
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    These pellets ok to feed?

    Spears gets fresh produce year round but Im looking around for pellets in case I forget to get her food or it goes bad too quickly. These are the only halfway decent ones I could find near me (Amazon cant deliver Mazuri to my country) Whats putting me off is the grain and fruit..is it ok to feed...
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    Yellow-bellied slider care guide?

    Hello everyone! I'm trying to help out a friend who has a yellow-bellied slider. But it's hard to find compact care-sheets for them (like something ive seen for suculas or russian tortoises on this forum) I see this forum has a turtle section, does anyone have any information about something...
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    Post surgery care? HELP!!

    Really good! (It was an abcess, so we didn't need to do any testing) - 2 stitches We got home just fine (just kept the car warm) Now i have to give her Loxicom for a few days and keep the wound clean, but I think she already feels better. The same day we got home (after taking a nap) she was up...
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    Post surgery care? HELP!!

    Yup, were from there! The weather app says itll be around 17C (62F?) at the time well be in the car
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    Post surgery care? HELP!!

    Hello everyone! My tortoise - Spears, is having surgery tommarow to remove a tumor on her throat (that isn't connected to her mouth) ...and I'm...worried!! The vet said the procedure will go like this: ● He'll give her a painkiller/anesthesia (I guess? He said it make her "loopy") ● Wait for...
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    Spear's vet UPDATE (concerned...thoughts?)

    Hello everyone! This is un update to my previous post, so please read that if you haven't for context! (https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/help-me-help-spear.226679/#post-2190095) We're back from the vet! Here is everything we found out: She IS roughly 20 years old She IS female She weighs...
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    Help me help Spear!

    I'm not sure about injuries, but I do know it has grown since we noticed it in last years...I wanna say December? It used to be a lot smaller, but has grown significantly (it's seems to be growing slightly even since I've had her)
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    Help me help Spear!

    Thank you! I hope it's just an abscess and not a tumor of some kind :(
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    Help me help Spear!

    First of all, I'm sorry if this was posted to the wrong thread or something similar. I was snooping around Reddit and saw this would be a good place to post, I'm very new to this whole forum thing so I'm sorry if I do something wrong. (Also I apologize for any spelling errors, English isn't my...
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