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    Metabolic Bone Disease?

    He also makes this weird very low squeak/grinding sound when he eats... he can open his mouth all the way, and is always eating, his beak does look slightly over grown... any thoughts? Again my previous tort was in excellent health, I had no problems, so I’m kind of new to this kind of stuff...
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    Metabolic Bone Disease?

    Thank you so much, I know it’s extremely difficult to tell age, is there any way to guesstimate this fella?
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    Metabolic Bone Disease?

    Yes, he has the spurs on his back legs and the spike/bone on the end of his tail... which lead me to believe he was a Greek, also his head is shaped a little different
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    Metabolic Bone Disease?

    Ah, thank you, I know he was purchased at a pet store. Poor guy. He’s so sweet. I hope he will be happy with me...
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    Metabolic Bone Disease?

    Hi guys! I’m relatively new here. Sad story... my Russian was taken by a hawk within 5 min that I had him outside soaking up some rays. It’s been extremely difficult... anyways (before I start crying like crazy) I was bought a new tort.. he’s a Greek tort and looks kinda old (and when I say old...
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    PLEASE HELP, LOST TORTOISE

    He’s a Russian tort, 1.5 years old, 15oz and super spoiled. I love him so much, I should not have brought him outside. I am so distraught
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    PLEASE HELP, LOST TORTOISE

    i lost my tort yesterday at 5:30ish within 5 minutes. He was just gone. I usually see him walk away, and will bring him back, over and over. Then take him inside when I go inside. I never found him. I woke up this morning at 5:30 with the sunrise bc I know he’s cold and is going to want to bask...
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    Turtle won’t eat

    I had a large amount of eco earth coconut substrate in there, but it was extremely dusty and was worried about upper respiratory infections. He also stopped digging around. I don’t think he liked it, so I switched back to all bark.
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    Turtle won’t eat

    The “cold” side is 72, and the hot basking spot is 90-95, the warm side is in the 80s. He has a lot of repti- bark to dig, as he loves to do. Just worried about his eating
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    Turtle won’t eat

    hi, I am having difficulties with my tortoise. He won’t eat anything except zucchini. No pellets, turtle food, dandelion greens, nothing that’s good for him. I also caught him eating the repti-bark and pulled it out of his mouth. He has all the required lighting, UVA, UVB, etc, I bathe him, let...
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