Will do, thank you. I cleaned it and put some on yesterday and it's already looking better. Is the swelling concerning? Can I do anything for it like an epson salt bath or should I just stick with regular baths?
Yesterday evening I noticed my tort's back legs were swollen. I gave him a long soak in clean water and left to check on him in the morning. Today, I noticed a small wound on his leg. There's also a small dark spot higher up in his leg, I wonder if that is a scabbed over injury and maybe the...
Thank you so much for taking the time to type up all these care sheets, I just learned so much from reading through them. I'll definitely be making some changes to Stumpy's care :)
I just took it out, thanks for letting me know!! I kept it all in the same spot and it was far away from his food so I think he's okay. He hasn't tried to eat it thankfully. I'll just stick with the humidifier for humidity
His indoor enclosure is a 4x4 table with a uvb bulb, and a separate heat bulb over a basking spot of 90 degrees. He also has a zoomed humidifier, and sphagnum moss which I wet every day which keeps the humidity high. The warm side of the enclosure hangs around 80 degrees and the cool side gets...
Thanks!! :D He does have 2 cuttlefish bones available at all times but I've never once seen him nibble at it :( I'll schedule an appointment to have his beak trimmed!
From what I've read when people say pine is toxic, they mean for bedding because it still emits the oils that are bad for torts. But what about just the structure being made of pine? My current plan is to stain the wood, then cover with multiple coats of polyurethane over the next few days to...