Hey Katie,
Thanks for the reply. He was much improved this morning. I guess you must be right about the critters. Since it happens during daylight it seems most likely (to me) that it is a bird or birds that are annoying. I have already taken more steps to secure the pen and am on my way again...
Hello, My 25 year old Russian tortoise has had some shell peeling problems. Now the smooth part of the plastron under his neck has peeled and it is rough right under his right arm. He was in his outside enclosure and when I brought him in tonight I found that there is an abrasion and he some...
I wish I had some advice other than to get to a vet. Russians are sturdy little guys. Hope this "bump" will get you some more helpful responses. Good Luck to you and your tortoise.
Kim
This is such a sad and unfortunate story. My tortie has lots of wild weeds to eat but they don't last through the entire summer. I am going to get the tortoise mix seeds from Carolina Pet Supply. Growing my own seems the safest and healthiest bet.
I feel so bad for Rachael. Hope her...
Hello, sorry it took me so long to update. I ended up finally taking Modal to the vet on Saturday. The vet, Dr. Chavez was very familiar with tortoises. He said that it was not just the leg that was swollen but he seemed puffy in all his soft tissue. He immediately suspected a bacterial...
I haven't taken him in about the leg yet. Probably going today. I was planning on getting the beak trimmed anyway so I can get it done at the vet. I know that he shouldn't get fruit because of the care sheets from russiantortoise.org. But that vet should have known too!
When I got the tortoise he had no nails at all on either of his front feet and a lot of scrapes and scratches on the shell. At the time, I knew nothing about tortoises and I did not know his species. I was told by the neighbor who supposedly owned him that he was a captive bred California Desert...
I am taking my Russian tortoise into the vet tomorrow. His front leg is suddenly swollen. He ate and was active today. I saw some pee yesterday, don't know about poop. I have attached a couple of pictures. Any suggestions or comment are appreciated.
I have had him for about 10 years and he...
Wow, what a can of worms opens when you look online for vet references. It seems like they are either 5 star THIS VET SAVED MY PETS LIFE!! or 1 Star THIS VET KILLED MY PET! I am still trying to decide what to do. I may go tomorrow to a Studio City. They say they have 4 reptile vets!
Hello, I know that there are a few of you that live or have lived in the Santa Clarita Valley. My Russian tortoise seems to have one leg that is swollen. Does anyone have vet that they can recommend from personal experience? I saw that there is one in Canyon Country but when I visited that vet...
Here is a link with a statement from a conservationist in Zimbabwe about Elephants and the recent publicized killing of a bull by CEO Bob Parsons.
http://aol.it/frhP2j
Zimbabwe's premier conservationist, a 62-year-old man who says he's endured assassination attempts for trying to preserve...
The banger boats were allowed out to ride the waves unharmed when the six waves crashed into the cove from the tsunami. The dolphins, locked in pens, were smashed into the rocks.
Are you wondering what happened to the Cove Guardians and the captive dolphins in Taiji? Here is a post that details their experiences. Unfortunately, the 24 captive dolphins kept at the cove died as a result of the tsunami.
http://bit.ly/fI1g0v
Some days I cannot bear to click on the Cove Guardian updates. Here is a great post from Ric O'Barry.
Blog: A Dolphin Song: Changing Hearts and Minds ...: A Dolphin Song: Changing Hearts and Minds. By Ric O'Barry. ... http://bit.ly/fUo415