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We’ve been getting the dirt out little by little. We can actually start to see the skin. We going to give her a break for a couple days not to stress her out to much but we getting there. Thank you all for asking. Going to do more research on proper dirt etc...hopefully I can avoid this

Oh good point. Wasn’t sure of how good of a swimmer they were lol

Yes we trying tweezers as well. It’s packed in there good. The problem is when we touch the dirty she clinches her leg and then we can’t get to it.

It’s organic dirt with coconut fiber. not sure but it may be cypress mulch? What is best? Just dirt? We let her soak in water and try little by little with a dull coffee stir. Today was the first time some stuff came out. I guess little by little.I don’t want to traumatize her.

Yes...with some good pressure too. Hose and all...

Hi all, I’m new here and I’m trying to find out how to help my tortoise out. I notice she had been limping and her foot is a little swollen. There is dirt stuck between her shell and back leg. I’ve tried to get it out, but she tense up her leg and blocks me from touching it. The dirt seems to be...