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Thank you for your advice. I took her to the veterinary clinic and the doctor used saline to flush out the blockage. In addition, the doctor prescribed some liquid anti-inflammatory medicament to drip into her nose.(The rinsing and cleaning may irritate her nostrils, so some medicine was...

I noticed that one of the nostrils of my tortoise was blocked. It wasn't a cold or a runny nose, but the other nostril was clear. I tried to remove it for a long time but couldn't. Is there any good way to deal with it? Do I need to take care of it?

The humidity of tortoises need to be constant, and it is not enough to keep them moist just by soaking them in water. It is necessary to ensure that the enclosure where tortioses live has a relatively stable humidity. If you can't get some orchid bark, perhaps you can see if you can find such a...

Generally, feeding too well does not have major problems (not overfeeding, obesity and tortoises will naturally lose interest in food even if they are full), while growing too quickly only makes the patterns uneven (some people demand perfect back patterns). I think what @Tom said is worth...

I found some similar photos of other people, which are very similar to yours, and it seems that the tortoises are both very young and in their growth period. So I think if it's not caused by trauma, it should be normal growth patterns, but it looks very uneven and indeed has a strange feeling...

Oh, I may not have expressed myself clearly. What I want to say is to nail the large oak bark wooden board used to bind orchids into a shelter, and the small piece of orchid bark is two different things. The small piece of bark serves as a moisturizing matrix. In another post I updated, I also...

Latest progress: My red foot has been defecating and eating for about two to three days since last time. During this period, I kept her in the box with enough warmth. Then today, she defecated again, and this time the feces were solid and normal. Summarized the possible reasons for changes...

Today, I made an oak bark board shelter for my red foot. The structure is very simple, with two pieces of 15 × 20 oak bark, one piece of 15 × 30 oak bark, and finally reinforced with a pine stick. It looks very comfortable for her to hide underneath.🥰 On the other hand, its feces were abnormal...

Yes, orchid bark. I have ordered several new large pieces of bark and plan to nail them into a shelter

the new enclosure is 60*60*120cm large. I use pine wood chip and brick pave the ground and place two pots of plants,In addition, a humidification basin was also placed. The other one is her bathtub.(I recently found out that she really likes the new bathtub and can swim by swinging her limbs...

If necessary, I can only conduct tests to obtain laboratory results and then seek advice from a reptilian doctor elsewhere to prescribe medication. Anyway, I will be more cautious

If necessary, I can only conduct tests to obtain laboratory results and then seek advice from a reptilian doctor elsewhere to prescribe medication Besides, did your tortoise experience any abnormalities such as loss of appetite when infected with parasites？

Today, I fed her again and she voluntarily climbed into the sun to expose herself to the light. Perhaps the temperature was the root cause, but I will continue to monitor it for a while If I want to test the feces of turtles, I may have to go to a regular cat and dog pet hospital. I don't have a...

May parasites are visible to the naked eye？ Is the poop infected with parasites similar to the photos I posted？ If I want to test the feces of tortoise, I may have to go to a regular cat and dog pet hospital. I don't have a specialized reptile hospital here

After careful consideration, it may be a temperature issue. The average temperature in the enclosure is around 25-26 degrees, but I will take her out to soak in water and feed her. The outdoor temperature is usually around 20 degrees