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    White on horsefield shell

    In past few weeks I have noticed white marks on a shell which I can only describe as looks like calk has been put on his shell. I have tried to remove it with water and it disappears and comes back when dry. the only thing I can think it might be is that we have recently put rocks in his tanks...
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    Morning update: He is yet to remake this noise and seems to have perked up loads, I took him outside and he was having a lovely munch on some dandelion leafs. so I'm debating whether he needs to go to the vets, however I did contact them and they gave me the details of where to go I'm just...
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    It is currently 4am and the earliest i can get him to a vet is 3pm tomorrow so hopefully he will be okay until then. I will give him a good soak in the morning and keep you updated
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    The questions are fine don't worry!! We have top soil for the most part and then we have bark chippings on top of that to provide a sort of terrain but they are very dry at the moment and I have been meaning to clean his tank. I never see him drink much honestly, is there anything I can do...
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    I think it's just open mouth while making the noise. The only way I can describe it is a watery squeak kinda like water has got stuck somewhere. He was making the noise a lot and I decided there is nothing I can do until the morning and placed him back in his tank, he has stopped making the...
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    He is also opening his mouth when he makes this noise. Please can someone reassure me that he is not going to die I'm very concerned right now...
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    The temps are around 30c in the day time when the light is on and it's pretty warm right now so it's 25c at the moment. For a diet I've mostly been feeding him dandelions because he is really picky but I have been feeding him mostly spring greens and dandelion leafs at the moment. I have him...
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    Emergency: weird sounds And no lack of movement.

    My horsefield tortoise Percy is around 5 months old and I've had him for around three. He is very healthy normally, we have him in a large tortoise table with a UV and heat bulb. Recently he has been very sleepy and off his food so we have tried mixing up his diet to include more vegetables...
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    Soft plastron

    I've had my baby Horsefield tortoise for three weeks and ever since we got him I noticed he had a soft plastron? When we got him he was about 8 weeks old. Is this normal or should I be concerned?? We are feeding him dandelions and spring mix and calcium powder every so soften. (He is also...
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    URGENT: eyes

    Update: I'm not sure exactly what temperature it is in the basking spot but in the middle of the table which is both covered by light on not it's around 25 degrees Celsius. it's been a couple of days, we have been giving him regular soaks, sometimes twice depending on what is happening and...
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    URGENT: eyes

    I placed him back in his table and he seems to have opened his eye again HOWEVER when I picked him up just to move him to see from a different angle his face he seemed like he took a bit too long to reopen his eye. I am being an over protective mother...
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    URGENT: eyes

    I'm using a solar glow 160w light which is 6 inches from the substrate. The substrate I am using is a 80/20 mix of soil to sand and then bark chippings on top of that. I give him a 15/20 minute soak everyday in lukewarm/cold water. He is the only tortoise in his enclosure. He is 11 weeks old...
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    URGENT: eyes

    I just woke my baby Horsefeild tort up and he is woken up and moving around but he only has one eye open and won't open the other eye, any help? I'm really concerned here is pictures. -------------------------------------- Percy: Horsefeild, two months old.
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    Urinating and defecting

    Maybe I do have a poo eater, I feel like I'm on poo watch hoping to see if he poos or not! I've been feeding him cucumber maybe it's time to add some more to his diet Thanks guys! -------------------------------------- Percy: Horsefeild, two months old.
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    Urinating and defecting

    I've had my Horsefeild tortoise for a week, I soak him daily and he is eating week but be is still yet to urinate (that I can tell) or defecate. On many posts I've seen they are meant to do both while in a soak but I haven't seen it. When I soak him he looks like he is rocking back and forth...
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