metabolic bone disease

Good evening, everyone. I'm in urgent need of advice regarding my Greek tortoise. I noticed he isn't using his right front leg properly, so I took him to a general vet (reptile specialists aren't available where I live). The vet gave him a vitamin D3 injection and also prescribed an oral dose...

Hello, I have recently adopted Sheldon, a 5 year old Russian tortoise last week. I took him to a vet today who advised he has been severely neglected by his previous owners. As a result has metabolic bone disease. Sheldon can’t carry himself when he walks so he seems to shuffle on the floor...

Hiya guys! I'm looking to give my boy (20yr old male sulcata) more of an outdoor habitat. I've only just been given control over him as he was a family pet that nobody seemed to really take care of 😡 so I'm trying to do it myself. I've been looking at those wooden boxes that have insulated...

First of all my english isn't that good so I hope you understand the problem I'm having here with my Sulcata;) So recently I just got a baby sulcata that size 5cm or 2 Inch and I've been keeping him for almost 2 months and he is around 2 or 3 weeks old and when he first arrived here. I often...

Hi All, Havent been a member very long but long time researcher in the forum and this is my first post. Background: I am a vet technician for companion animals currently but used to work with native and non-native wildlife residing in south Florida for over 3 years. I usually rescue and raise...

Hello, I have a 25 year old rescue box turtle with signs of metabolic bone disease and stunted growth due to poor husbandry and lack of nutrition. She has both a UVA and UVB light in her indoor enclosure and I give her a serving of Critical Care nutrition powder every day or every other day...

This tortoise was poorly taken care of before I got it. I am concerned that the eyes have grown faster than its head. Do they eyes look atypical? Do they look as though they have out grown it's skull? The tortoise is a 2 year old Indian star. the size of a six month old. The final picture is...

Greetings! I've kept turtles since I was three years old - I'm 21 now and I'm getting a lot more into the hobby recently. Little story: My 3 toed boxie, Roger (not actually sure if male or female, but I will get to that later), was kept in my parent's backyard for most of his life. Typically...