health concern

Hello, My male Russian tortoise hasn't come out from under his hideaway in over 2 weeks. Dante, my Russian tortoise, is an adult male, but his exact age is unknown. His enclosure is the right size, and his temperatures are all good. I make sure that his temps never fall below 70 degrees. I'm...

Hi there! I have a horsefield tortoise who is about 15 years old, recently she has been sleeping all day every day, but it is not cold enough yet for her to hibernate. She is eating and drinking, she also responds in a warm bath and when I get her out for a wander, I just keep having to wake...

Hello, this is my first time posting on here. I have a tortoise named Piccolo who has been having health issues (or possibly brumating, but I am unsure). He barely eats and has been very lethargic, these symptoms started in early June. I recieved Piccolo unexpectedly in February. He was being...

Hello everyone! I’m the proud owner of a new baby Hermann named Giuseppe(a). I’m not entirely sure of an exact age but I know their shell is about an inch and a half to two inches in length and that they’re more than likely very young. Tortoise husbandry is a completely new venture for me but...

Hello from Mexico! Today my red foot tortoise started the day very different than normal, she was inside her shell and no responding, I took her outside under the sun and after a couple of minutes she started to awake and move, but still not normal. I gave her some food (cactus leafs, hibiscus...

Wanted to see if you all had any opinion on the lighter color on his head. The large patch has always been there (though i think it has gotten slightly larger in the last 6 years). The bit in the front just showed up after a scale peeled. I don't think it's anything but figured I'd ask just in case.

Any ideas as to what this is? It appeared a few days ago

Hey everyone, Today my tortoise (a Hermann’s tortoise) had a little accident and fell while roaming in the garden. She ended up with a small superficial wound on the underside of her shell (plastron). It looks like just the outer layer chipped off — there’s a small exposed patch that's...

Hi, I got a baby hermann‘s tortoise a couple of months ago, and it was going so well I decided to get her a baby sister. I got the baby, around 9mo old, yesterday and put her in the enclosure with her. All seemed to be well at first, all parameters are correct in the enclosure and I’m almost...

Hi, I’m a new member, so please be patient with me in the event I’m posting in the wrong section. I’ve relied on this site a lot when preparing to adopt my Hermann. This is Leo Skywalker Tortuga. He has a sharp edge in one of his scutes, and I’m wondering what this is. I reached out to our...

Hello, im new here and i dont know if im doing this right, but im posting here to get help for my turtle 'Bolt'. He is a 1 year old Red Eared Slider turtle. Recently (3-4 days) his eyes have swollen a bit, and he opens them very less now. he swims without opening them and opens it very...

I have 2 yellow bellied pond sliders, one is a female and one is male. My female turtle laid quite a few eggs for the first time directly into the water, which I read is stressful for them. Afterwards we moved her into a small sand enclosure for a little but she very much didn't like it, didn't...

Hi all, I noticed today that my Hermann's has some scales that have recently grown down over his nostrils. I've attached two images from yesterday with the current growth and a third slightly older photo before it for reference. He's not shown the slightest change in behaviour, but I'm concerned...

Hi! so just a few months ago I acquired a friends neglected rf, who just turned 2 years old. I took care of the problems he had and he's been a happy tort now (no more pyramiding!!) i did some measuring of his size to make him a bigger indoor enclosure back in like beginning of october, and his...

I’m wondering if this is normal? It’s been happening over time and I was thinking it’s just his shell changing colour as he ages but now I’m not too sure. The area and texture is smooth like the rest of the under shell and he’s is acting like his normal self. He uses coco coir for subtract and...

Last week, I got a Russian Tortoise from Pets 'N Such in Salt Lake City. He has these flaking bits on his shell and I don't know if this is supposed to happen or if it's a problem. This is my first time owning a tortoise and I'm kind of worried.

Hi, just got this red ear slider last week. For the last 2 day, notice it hardly go into the water and feed. Also there is a weird bump thingy on the neck area. is he having any health issue? Please help, beginner here.

I recently got my 2 year old redfoot from a friend and he's been doing pretty well, upgrades to his enclosure and necessary changes. I've had him about a month now and he suddenly started pacing along one end of his enclosure and climbing at the corners, so much that there's like an indent of...

Our Marginated, Atty, has not been himself lately, not eating as much, not moving as much, has puffy eyes, soft shell on the bottom, looks to be opening his mouth alot, etc. We took him to the emergency vet today but they did not seem to know what they were doing, we don't trust their advice...

Hello, I noticed recently that my male sulcata, age 7ish, had this small hole? in his shell. He is behaving normally and has been growing a lot if that’s a factor. He doesn’t react at all when I touch it and it doesn’t seem to go very deep. Just want to make sure it isn’t something I need to be...