ah yeah it’s a stock image LOL. and from what i know there was no trauma at all. he was fine this morning, i gave him food and water left him alone for most of the day and checked on him about 2-3 hours ago and his jaw was like that.
heya i’m the tortoise’s owner! it is swollen but he was eating a strawberry so that’s probably causing the red coloring. it’s definitely a little swollen though
I'm not sure. Where the second photo is projected on is where I believe he landed, Not sure about it though I was honestly just worried about if he was ok.
The first one is where an almost invisible crack is (three plates down from the top ) and the second, it always looked that way but towards the top it looks almost like a little piece of his shell kinda chipped off
He is a little confused still, acting a little almost shy and isn't pushing against me so hard when I go to check him. I'll post a photo in one second.
Edit : I looked on the front of his shell and there is the smallest crack ever, almost invisible that had a dot of blood on it. Is that bad? Don't tell me I seriously hurt him.
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