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hi i have recently noticed that my Russian tortoise is struggling to keep his eye open and its obvious its causing him some discomfort. hes constantly struggling to keep it open and when he shuts it its for at least 8-10 seconds each blink.... anyone know what to do??? he had froth coming from...

URGENT!!!!! hi guys his symptoms haven't got any better and i have tried everything you've suggested. there is less froth coming from his eye but i have recently noticed that hes struggling to keep his eye open and its obvious its causing him some discomfort. his right eye is normal and will be...

okay thank you and hes got a cuttle fish bone but he never seems to go near it :/

okay thanks i will defo give him a long soak once he wakes up

okay thanks. i will have to try that soon :)

the metal she was trying to eat was the garden bench outside and it has metal legs that she likes to go for. its not as though i let her run around the house eating whatever she wants to

heyy

Is it just my Russian tortoise that tries to eat any metal that she comes in contact with and also leads/cables? i was just asking this out of my own curiosity :)

There are 5 different species of Mediterranean tortoises these are the marginated tortoise, egyption tortoise, Russian tortoise (which is what I have), Herman tortoise and finally a testudinoidea. Out of all of them I would say that yours looks most like the Greek tortoise as it has a very dark...

omg this is so cute! :tort:

well they basically done some experimenting with my tortoise just to see how she reacted, such as laying her on her back to see if she started weezing and it turned out she had difficulty breathing like that so the vet said the water vapor way is the first thing they try on all tortoise for RI...

i managed to get her into the vets and it does seem as though she has a respiratory infection but they said it wasnt too bad and hopefully she would be feeling better within a week just by using anti bacterial drops in hot water to steam

okay, thanks for the reply :)

my tortoise is about 3 years old now and she is currently staying in a vivarium with wood chips. i have recently noticed that she has clear bubbles coming from her both nostrils. i have read previously that this can be caused by dry and dusty conditions however when the bubbles occur she seems...