Amira and the torts
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Hi guys I'm new here I live in north Africa I own two greek tortoises, to explain my tortoise's case well I need to say that vets know nothing about tortoises here I tried four vets and no use
All they did was disinfect and that's it no antibiotic no nothing so I took it upon my self to heal him
So here's what happened to him his name is lukaku btw:
So three days ago I picked him up only to notice that two scutes lofted up with a yellowish pinkish liquid oozing out also as if the flesh underneath is swollen or something.
Only one vet accepted to see him, he emptied all the liquid and cleaned it up and told me it's a dietary issue and that I need to give him a calcium and protein rich diet and if the problem persisted he suggested resin to glue the scutes back down
He didn't give any antibiotic which made me suspicious
Also my tortoise is still eating and very energetic
![1000001878.jpg 1000001878.jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/364/364666-4491a911a3f6bc3d5d26887938a51cc0.jpg)
That's it please help me, and please suggest over the counter tortoise antibiotic to buy for him online, I'm so worried about him
Thanks![1000001881.png 1000001881.png](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/364/364665-0c9c64104de4d73a90bce851e9741bc0.jpg)
All they did was disinfect and that's it no antibiotic no nothing so I took it upon my self to heal him
So here's what happened to him his name is lukaku btw:
So three days ago I picked him up only to notice that two scutes lofted up with a yellowish pinkish liquid oozing out also as if the flesh underneath is swollen or something.
Only one vet accepted to see him, he emptied all the liquid and cleaned it up and told me it's a dietary issue and that I need to give him a calcium and protein rich diet and if the problem persisted he suggested resin to glue the scutes back down
He didn't give any antibiotic which made me suspicious
Also my tortoise is still eating and very energetic
![1000001878.jpg 1000001878.jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/364/364666-4491a911a3f6bc3d5d26887938a51cc0.jpg)
That's it please help me, and please suggest over the counter tortoise antibiotic to buy for him online, I'm so worried about him
Thanks
![1000001881.png 1000001881.png](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/364/364665-0c9c64104de4d73a90bce851e9741bc0.jpg)