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    White spots appearing on RFT shell???

    Thanks so much for the answer.. I googled "Marbled Cherry Heads" and saw a lot of pictures, it looks exactly like what is starting on my tortoise. So much for wasting $50 at that useless vet >< thanks!
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    White spots appearing on RFT shell???

    I have had this girl for 7 years and she is perfectly healthy (aside from slight pyramiding) about 6 or so months ago I noticed a single white spot appear on her shell, I thought nothing of it as it didnt look like fungus, a month went by and she developed more, slowly they appeared around her...
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    Injecting Baytril in 2 torts, confused about vet diagnosis? ??

    No offense at all taken about the vet, Its the first time I have personally used her, and while she has dealt with a lot of reptiles, i dont think these meds were a good idea for the torts, they arent that sick, it was just some whistling! Thank you so much everyone for the help..I am SO glad to...
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    Injecting Baytril in 2 torts, confused about vet diagnosis? ??

    Thanks so much for the advice I really appreciate it. So they dont actually NEED medication to clear up a RI? if she even has one. My older female whistles off and on too but shes healthy so I never worry, the smaller female just seems to whistle much louder and consistently..So I am concerned...
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    Injecting Baytril in 2 torts, confused about vet diagnosis? ??

    I will try give you some more info to help clarify. First off, they are all Red Footed tortoises. I will be the first to say that I am no tortoise expert, but for the last 7 years I have been caring for my (first) Redfoot since she was a baby, she is very healthy and has never had any health...
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    Injecting Baytril in 2 torts, confused about vet diagnosis? ??

    Recently I adopted 2 new tortoises, noticed both were making whistling sounds, the smaller one whistling much worse then the larger one. I took them both to the ONLY herp vet in my area, and she said they have a Vitamin A deficiency from poor diet, she said their eyes are slightly puffy and the...
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    My indoor RFT enclosure

    Well, I do let the humidity drop daily when I have the lid off while I clean out the pen and prepare food, change water etc. Also they have been spending afternoons outdoors all summer and currently it is still warm enough that they are spending 4-5 hours outside during the day. The enclosure is...
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    Intoducing new tortoises

    Thanks for the replies. That makes sense that Oogway wont give up her territory. I think we will turn Oogway`s enclosure into a 2 level so Ogway can have the lower floor and Peach will be on the top floor. I will just have to change the front design of the enclosure and add more lighting to the...
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    Intoducing new tortoises

    Hi, actually the left side has a halogen heat lamp, and the right side has a ceramic heat lamp and a UVB light, so both sides have a warm area but only the right hand side has UVB light at the moment (I am planning on adding a long UVB light that runs across the whole enclosure). I know they...
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    My indoor RFT enclosure

    It measures about 5ft by 4ft, has a ceramic heat bulb, halogen flood bulb, florescent UVB light. It has a plexiglass front, and the lid is a sheet of coroplast (corrugated plastic sheet) with a vent in the top for air circulation. The humidity in there is 90% all the time. I recently moved my...
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    Intoducing new tortoises

    Hi. I have a 6 year old female RFT that I have had since she was a baby (her name is Oogway). She has always lived alone in her large custom enclosure, the enclosure is about 5 ft by 4ft in size. Three months ago I adopted another female RFT (named Peach) she is 3 years old and considerably...
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