Recent content by stanley.tortoise

is my tortoise beginning to pyramid, is so how do I prevent it

I horsefield tort! Yes I thought the same. My thinking now is it was hard dirt that’s was stuck to him without me noticing but it’s a stretch.

yes that’s where it was red, after being bathed I couldn’t find any other problems.

It’s was a grey colour, it’s looks possibly like a bone but it was the shape that worried me as it looked like it had a tail as in I thought it came of the bottoms of my tortoise. Upon checking he was fine other that some red staining. So yes I agree it could be the substrate but that doesn’t...

possibly, I use a dirt substance. I think it could be called tortoise life?

I’m afraid I don’t, I realise not much help can be given without just though others may have ideas

I’m afraid I don’t, it didn’t occur to me at the time.

Hello, a very worried tortoise owner here! As I was cleaning my torts enclosed I noticed what looked to be a decaying shell in the dirt. I checked my tortoises shell and it appears to be just fine but with a red stain as I thought this to be blood. I gave him a wash and everything seems to be...