Injured tort

[Dmack]

My large male broke into the girls pen today and in his robust passion ended up injuring one of the small girls. Missing toenail and a few missing scales.. I'm gonna quarantine her.. and if like to soak her in something to keep wounds clean and sterile.. any suggestions what to use.??

 

[Pastel Tortie]

My large male broke into the girls pen today and in his robust passion ended up injuring one of the small girls. Missing toenail and a few missing scales.. I'm gonna quarantine her.. and if like to soak her in something to keep wounds clean and sterile.. any suggestions what to use.??

What species? I suggest you start a new thread in the tortoise species section (for your type of tortoise) and/or the tortoise health section, so other experienced keepers can help you.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi and welcome!

If the injuries are open wounds, you'll need to keep her indoors so flies can't lay eggs on the wounds. You can just treat them like you would treat a like injury on one of your kids - just regular first aid is fine.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

This may help too: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/firstaid.html