Not a good morning! He passed away during the night. My wonderful husband said, "at least he knew someone cared"!
If I can give a few words of advise.....if you don't want your pet please give it away to a good home. No pet deserves the neglect that this poor guy went through. Do your...
1. Eyes were swollen shut when he arrived. After bath open but very sunken in...dehydrated!
2. Crack #1 in bottom line towards middle. You may also see blood pooled spots on top of shell.
3. Seeping, but it seems to be getting bigger! Very soft shell.
4. Bottom very soft and blood...
Russian Tortoise.....I have him in a separate tank right now! A small tank with nothing sharp as his shell is soft. Crack is in carapace in between 3&4, he is seeping (very small amount) out of the middle last carapace. No noticeable crack on the back. I will try and take some close up...
I took in a 4yr old tortoise 2 days ago! Instantly gave him a bath, when I picked him up I found he has a small crack in his shell. That is now seeping, and it looks like he has blood spots under his shell. There are also soft spots on the top and bottom of him. He was severely dehydrated...