#injury

  1. N

    Is this tortoise healthy?

    Hello everybody, living in England like I do - it’s not often you see other tortoises bar your own.. however, walking home I found a tortoise on the side of the road walking.. I have checked his/her eyes and behind and nothing looks damaged or diseased - however the jaw is worrying me. Is this...
  2. RobertFlak

    Nail ripped out? What can I do?

    Just took my Dalmation tortoise inside from his outdoor pen and noticed one of his nail is nearly gone. Instead there is a black stump - like the outer part of the nail got ripped off and the black quick stump has been left behind. Do you think that's what happened? I pick this tortoise up...
  3. K

    Giant African sulcata beak overgrowth and broke

    Big boy African sulcata my tortoises beak got this growth almost like a horn coming out of the middle of the bottom beak and it broke off there was some blood. Now he’s not eating, tries to bite the food then spits it out and started bleeding again. This just happened and could really use some...
  4. Carlostortoisekeeper

    Injured Horsefield tortoise - Tuck

    Hello Keepers, I’m Carl from Dover. We have a 4 year old Horsefield who has always been fit, well and a good eater. We have noticed today that Tuck has a nasty gash under his hood behind the cranium where it meets the neck. No obvious cause. we are wondering on the possible cause and best course...
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