Flowers are fine as treat, so just leaves are even better.
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Yes, that is the right medication. Squeeze it onto the cracks between the affected scutes and then rub it into them a couple of times daily for at least two weeks and see what happens to the areas. You will most likely need to use several tubes for this treatment. If it seems to be helping, then I would keep doing it for another two weeks, then re-evaluate again. If it is helping, but the areas are still looking suspicious, just keep repeating the two week program for a few months.
thank you so much! i will do this
hi again, i tried this and i noticed those areas of the shell are soft. i'm not sure if it was already soft, though last i checked it was hard (which was within the past month). when i run a fingernail down these areas between the scutes they are soft and my nail leaves an indent. think of... really cold polymer clay consistency. does the medication usually do this? there's a chance her shell had gotten soft recently, after i checked. is it normal for the shell to be soft between the scutes? gah, i am so confused. i just scheduled an appt with an exotic animal vet and hopefully she will help my baby.
Anything soft is NOT from the medication. Good luck with the vet appointment. Remember, no vitamin shots are good for your tortoise and don't let the vet give it Baytril either. If an antibiotic shot is needed, it should be ceftazidime.
hmmm yes! noted! i will continue using the neosporin. maybe the shell is just soft because it's new growth... really unusual though. i'll likely ask the vet. are you a vet too haha?
I am a dentist who kept tortoises continuously for 61 years, from 1958 through 2019. I almost went to veterinary school, but at the last minute decided on being a dentist instead.
oh wow, that's really cool! thanks for all your help so far btw 🙏
whoa now i've got to try, especially if neosporin doesn't work. i'll see how it goes with this medication first 🤞
hello again, i have updates on my tortoise. the areas between her scutes are strange. some areas are quite soft. there is also white residue, though i think that's just the neosporin. her shell is soft, and i can basically run my nail over it and leave a mark. some parts i could even scrape off. is this normal? i don't think it's because of the neosporin. i'm worried because it could be shell rot, but at the same time her shell was really dry. anyway.... this can't possibly be normal. should i try athletes foot cream just in case? mix both neosporin and the cream? the third image shows a little "dent" in her shell, where it was awfully soft. same with the gaps between her scutes near her behind. 😭 so worried 😭
It is not shell rot. I wouldn't bother with athlete's foot cream. If you don't want to keep using the Neosporin, I think your best bet is to just leave the tortoise's shell alone. Feed it a good varied diet with good supplements on its food. I recommend Ultrafine Rep-Cal with D3 and Herptivite. I put both of those on my tortoises' food daily for many years and they had no issues whatsoever.
oh, thank you. i'll continue neosporin. the vet is in 10 days so i'm hoping for them to know what is wrong with her. i will look into those supplements, thanks! she's picky so i'm also currently working on getting her to eat something that isn't mustard and lettuce..., she really likes cabbage from the last time she stole some from my salad, but i know she shouldn't have it
( thanks so much for your help, i hope i didn't bother you with all my questions. i'm just really worried 😭
oh that makes sense. thanks for explaining! i will see if i can get some
hello, i just bought this. is it correct?
haha it's okay. i can buy it again. or return this hahaha. for now i think i could try using it though, because from my understanding this one does have SOME of the properties? i'll have to buy another one on amazon 🤣
