First off, all of my pets come to me 2nd hand and I am generally at a loss for what to re-name an animal when it has spent 6 years as "Rambo" (Or Vern, Ruby, Mazola, Tequila, Scooter, etc) so here SHE is, Ms. Rambo.
She's about 6 years old and is as sweet as pie so far. Her owner went off to college and left Mom & Dad to do the tortoise-sitting and it just wasn't working out. They felt bad that they were only providing for her and she wasn't thriving, so here she is!
She's really dry and pretty light (8 inches and 3#4oz.) and her nails were a mess! She got a good soak and scrub, followed by some coconut oil and a manicure. We are going to have to keep working on the nails, but she hasn't even hissed or pulled into her shell and she's eating like no one has ever fed her. I also have a nice normal poo sample for the vet.
Before the spa treatment:
Levitating:
Nasty toenails. The one nail had a bunch of coco husk in it and a bit of dried blood. I think she likely caught it on something so I cleaned it out and put a dab of ointment on it. Now we just watch it.
After the spa day:
She's already eating everything offered to her. Greens, mazuri, fruit, a dab of tuna...
She's about 6 years old and is as sweet as pie so far. Her owner went off to college and left Mom & Dad to do the tortoise-sitting and it just wasn't working out. They felt bad that they were only providing for her and she wasn't thriving, so here she is!
She's really dry and pretty light (8 inches and 3#4oz.) and her nails were a mess! She got a good soak and scrub, followed by some coconut oil and a manicure. We are going to have to keep working on the nails, but she hasn't even hissed or pulled into her shell and she's eating like no one has ever fed her. I also have a nice normal poo sample for the vet.
Before the spa treatment:
Levitating:
Nasty toenails. The one nail had a bunch of coco husk in it and a bit of dried blood. I think she likely caught it on something so I cleaned it out and put a dab of ointment on it. Now we just watch it.
After the spa day:
She's already eating everything offered to her. Greens, mazuri, fruit, a dab of tuna...