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It seems some new keepers and old ones too don't know that for 20 years I operated a small special needs turtle and tortoise rescue and... -
tempest979 reacted to Tom's post in the thread Help with identifying cause of a dead Indian Star tortoise with
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We can only guess. Foaming at the mouth like that can be from over heating or from eating something toxic. -
First off. Check out this huge dandelion I collected for feeding day Anyways, I never really share images of my enclosures. Honestly...
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tempest979 posted the thread Help with identifying cause of a dead Indian Star tortoise in Indian Star and Burmese Star tortoises.So I came across a reddit post today and it was a post about an Indian Star tortoise that the keeper found dead. He lives in India and...
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tempest979 reacted to Nellie Rose's post in the thread Lump on Tortoise Head/Tumor? Cyst? Abscess? with Like.
So i changed my mind this morning. I took Hermann to Stahls Veterinary in Virginia, I drove 4 hours round trip. I don't know much yet...
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tempest979 replied to the thread Lump on Tortoise Head/Tumor? Cyst? Abscess?.I love chlorhexidine ever since I found it. I got nail fungus on my toenail several years ago and nearly lost that entire toenail...
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tempest979 reacted to Nellie Rose's post in the thread Lump on Tortoise Head/Tumor? Cyst? Abscess? with Like.
We use chlorahexadine at the hospital, I just didn't have any. I'll have to get some. We usually dilute it before using it on wounds or...
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tempest979 replied to the thread Lump on Tortoise Head/Tumor? Cyst? Abscess?.A little late but I normally use chlorhexidine to clean wounds, especially on myself. I've personally found it to work better than...
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tempest979 reacted to zovick's post in the thread Lump on Tortoise Head/Tumor? Cyst? Abscess? with Like.
You could take a small piece of adhesive tape or duct tape and put it over the sharp part of the shell which rubs on the head wound. Or...
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tempest979 reacted to TammyJ's post in the thread Lump on Tortoise Head/Tumor? Cyst? Abscess? with Like.
I would stop the soaking and keep him dry on just clean newspaper or paper towels for now. Give him a small, heavy shallow dish of water...