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    Tortoise death

    I lost my sweet baby last month. He was so so sick and it's all my fault because I didn't get the proper care info for him. I grew up with him and he was my only friend throughout. I was very su1cidal but he saved me from ending it all. We did everything together and I loved him more than...
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    Thank You everyone. He was my best friend and he held on till my bday. He passed away the next day. He was the sweetest baby and I miss him terribly
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    Unfortunately he passed away away today morning. We took him to several different vets but it was way too late
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    Yeah it isn't available in my country but I'll see if I can manage something. Again thank you so much
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    Okay. I was very confused with all the information online regarding the care of star tortoises. I haven't measured the temperature on the floor. I'll buy him a proper enclosure. I do wish I'd found this forum earlier so I could've taken proper Measures but better late than never. The vet told us...
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    we have direct sunlight in our apartment and it comes directly and not through any glass. The temperature in my house is around 32°C and we keep him under the uv light at night. We also take him out in the grass for a walk. Ever since he has fallen sick we keep him under the uv light in the...
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    Yes thank you so much. We shoukd have thought this through when we first had him. I'll give him these foods!
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    His lower jaw keeps getting stuck in the underside of his shell and I suspect it's because of the swelling on the rood of his mouth. I'm unable tow we tried to give him different foods but he refuses to eat them
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    Yeah I thought so too but the vet I took him to said his gums were swollen?? He didn't explain further tho
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    he gets his lower jaw stuck inside the bottom of his she'll but I suspect it's because of the swelling on the roof of his mouth. I applied aloe vera and got it out a couple of times and I've fed him from a syringe ever since but still no improvement. He had a respiratory infection a month ago...
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    I consulted a vet and he checked him and told us that his gums were swollen. The roof of his mouth has turned white. I tried to take a photo but it's not clear. We don't keep him in an enclosure since he tries to get out and roam around the house but we do keep him under a UV light as much as we...
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    swollen gums star tortoise need help !

    My star tortoise has swollen gums. He can't eat because of it and his jaw keeps getting stuck in the underside of his shell. We have a UV light for him and I feed him food and medicines however the swelling has still not reduced please hel0
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