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could it be due bacteria or fungi infection? Or is it because it had an external injury? My friend says that she has seen scutes fall because of bacterias infection... she also says the upper part looks “healthy” but she belives it could have some sort of Infection in the lower area. She is also...

Hi everyone!! Ive got a friend who is a veterinarian. She got a case in which a tortoise had a shell issue. The tortoise was brought to her because it was bitted by a dog, but my friend also noticed the shell problem, and asked the owner more information to see what was going on... The owner...

I actually dont grow them, the thing is thst theres a little market place near my house, and they give me all the good left overs for my tortoises.... LOTS of greens and cactus pads. Once in a whike they give me a big bag of cabbage greens, and I do ocasionally feed them, but I want to know if...

Im talking about the dark green big outer leaves. Does anyone know if they are good ? and the nutritional value? As far as I know cabbage is somewhat not good if used often. But what about the outer leaves?

Here is an update on Isabella.. I cant believe how much she/he can eat... She/he can eat all day long!!!! She/he is really smooth and Heavy!!!! Here are some pictures, I want to know what you guys think :) .. Do you guys think it looks female or male?

My sulcata just cant seem to get enough !!! She/he is about to turn 3 years old, and eats all day long!!! She is free in my yard and grazes freely on different kind of grass and weeds... I also sometimes drop veggies like squash, melon, and greens.... But still it just seems she wants more and...

Yes she lives outside, and has Her own burrow... My temps right now go from 20 to 30 c and humidity is usually around 45% During summer its usually 35 - 40 c... Same humidity Thanks for all the guesses and compliments

helloo everyone!!! sooo... I just wanted to upload some pictures that I took a couple of seconds ago.. Isabella is now 2 years and 4 months old. I just cant believe how much it can eat... Im amazed It WONT stop eating.... she/he eats all day long!!!!!! lol The current weight is: 3 kilos (6.61...

Great to know! Thanks a lot!!!

@ascott I dont know if that was essentially, but she did, and to be honest, theres nothing I can do than trust her. She is the only vet around that treats exotic pets. Unfortunately. Space is enough, my backyard is big enough for them, they do not compete for food. Theres plenty of food. I...

So.....I went to the vet. And let me tell you guys that I do feel a bit relaxed now. I was going to wait until tomorrow, but when I was on bed, I couldn't stop thinking about posting this, to see what you guys think. So... I went to the vet, and we took a good look at the mouth and everything...

Theres none, Im for sure Still, I will go and visit the vet right now.. Im sure it wont be of much help, but I will try everything. I just hope someone in here suggest me what can be, so I can look up for more symptoms in the tortoise, and help the vet. I really hope its not contagious and, it...

@Yvonne G if you take a look at the video you will be able to see the other side :/

its on both sides of the mouth, it doesnt looks good to me at all.. They graze freely around, and I also throw lots of opuntia pads, squash, opuntia fruits, alfalfa and more, in the backyard. They eat anytime they want, its not like I go behind them... but you are right, she is very light

Hello, Im in panic in here... I just found out that one of my tortoise has something strange in mouth. I dont know if it can be mouth rot, or herpes, or I just dont know She came out of the burrow and I just came closer to pet her, and I noticed something wrong in the mouth!!! Im going crazy...

Sounds great!!! I must say I believe I might have different species as well! I always thought I had agassizii, until I found out that I live in the G.morafkai area... and this blew out my mind!!! Now.. Im starting to analyze them, and I might have both of them... Im so confused, I think I will...

Great @ascott !! thanks so much for the information!! :D Now I think I kind of get the difference between the species

@Yvonne G Look what the document says: Distribution. Gopherus morafkai occurs naturally east and south of the Colorado River in Arizona, as well as in Sonora, including Tiburon Island, and Sinaloa on the west side of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico (Berry et al. 2002). The species appears...

Gopherus Agassizii and Gopherus Morafkai ... is that your question....? @Ciri .... thats a very interesting document... It does compares Agassizii and Morafkai.. "Morphologically, Gopherus morafkai can be separated fromGopherus agassizii in having a relatively narrower shell, shorter gular...

@russian/sulcata/tortoise They are different species, but they can breed because they are from the same genus. Their offspring would be sterile because they are hybrids.. (I believe).. @Yvonne G ... are you sure about this? .. I've been searching around and everything keeps saying morafkai is...