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Sorry, I won't be gone for the two months-- I'll be at the same house with her. The only times she wouldn't be being checked on would be during the workday Her tipping over is my largest concern:( the entire enclosed garden bed is shaded with large leafy plants and there's plenty of soil for...

We're in the middle of moving from Missouri to Arizona. In the chaos of this move, it'd be super convenient to move my 7-year-old 8-inch redfoot outside from now until early August. I'm so nervous about this, I know being outside is what's best for her but I've only ever had her in her...

Thank you so much!

I have an 8-inch red-footed tortoise. She's going from a fully indoor enclosure in Missouri to Tucson, AZ. We can't transport her enclosure, so we'll either have to build her a new one or make an outdoor setup. We don't have a yard in Tucson, but we have a 20x10 ft enclosed patio. Half of it...

It's not a super vibrant red, more of a muted orange

A few years ago I came to this forum for help with a wild-caught baby painted turtle my coworker gave me. I was never planning on having an aquatic turtle, but she knew I had a tortoise and could take better care of a turtle than she could at the time. Thank you all for your help:) It's really...

No, but we did get xrays done. I'm not sure how to interpret xrays, but my vet said it indicated pneumonia

In case anyone in the future runs into this issue and is searching the forums: it was suspected pneumonia. He got an antibiotic injection every three days for a week and a half, and his bubbles are gone and his eyes are looking a lot better! I can't remember the antibiotic name, but it was not...

My tortoise has the same issue right now. How's your guy doing now? Did you ever figure out what it was?

No, they injected it in his leg. The air bubbles were there before the injections

He looks good everywhere else and is acting normal, it's just on his neck. Is there anything else I should be looking for? And his regular diet does have vitamin A, so it sounds like you're right that it probably wasn't a vitamin A deficiency

I'm not sure, but the vet said it looked like he had a vitamin A deficiency. I think this just puzzled the vet since my tort has been acting normally and eating/drinking and active. I appreciate the reply, we've been soaking him every couple days and moistening the peat moss. that's mixed...

Does anyone have any thoughts on the bubbles on my redfoot's neck? My exotic vet gave him two vitamin A shots a week apart and said he was good to go, but it's been about a month since then and the bubbles are still here. Is it anything to be worried about?

That's a good point. This would be in May, but it'll still be pretty chilly at night then. I have a spare 8 sq ft bin I'll probably use as an indoor overnight stay.

I have a 3-year-old redfoot tortoise. He's about 5-6 inches. He's been indoors the entire 3 years. We're making him a new indoor enclosure, but we might move before the enclosure's done. Instead of temporarily reassembling his current enclosure at the new place, I was thinking of putting him...