leopard tortoise skeleton

[Intricate]

Hello,

Thought I'd share a leopard tortoise skeleton that my boss did. He is a vet and specializes in exotics.

 

[Yvonne G]

Oh my, Lauren... Disturbing, but intriguing.

 

[wellington]

I agree.

 

[mikeh]

Disturbing? I think its quite amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Can anyone with experience tell us if this tortoise skeleton shows signs of MBD? If so, what are the identifying marks?

 

[TortieLuver]

Aren't you lucky to work an exotic vet

 

[mike taylor]

I would not mind having that sitting on my shelf . Very cool .

 

[pam]

Thank you for sharing

 

[julietteq]

I think there are issues with this tortoise with the bone density please check post 44 on this link
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-83263-page-3.html

 

[nearpass]

I think there are issues with this tortoise with the bone density please check post 44 on this link
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-83263-page-3.html

I agree. Looks like some significant MBD happened there. Bones look spongy and porous. Wonder what a cross-section through the biggest, odd lumps/humps on his back would look like? Fascinating!

 

[Sh3wulf]

I think that is very interesting and what a cool learning tool. Thanks for sharing

 

[bouaboua]

Cool looking thing but poor Leo who become that. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Laura]

the neck is interesting.. and Id says its very porous...