Hi everyone,
I have 2 problems, one on each of my lovely torts.
1st tort:
I was scrubbing of the dried poop on my tort today when it accidentally slipped of my hands and landed on the ground. The fall was maybe about a few inches off the ground cause I usually go on the ground to wash them just in case they were to ever slip of my hands than it would no be a hard fall and damn today it happened, I feel so lousy about it. Anyway it's doing just fine but the shell where the plastron and carapace meets did chip, a small chip about maybe maximum 1cm in diameter. I than put some iodine around the chipped area. It is doing totally fine, walking and all. I am just a bit concerned, has this happened to any of you'll and how long does it usually take to grow back?
2nd tort:
It is eating and all is fine but for the past 1 week, it has been walking very slow compared to normal. I noticed that it's right rear leg is not functioning as well or like it's suppose to, perhaps it sprained it while I was scrubbing it down last weekend? It is still walking but using 3 of it's feet more than 4. Will this just take time to recover and how long will it take to recover usually? There are no bruises, redness whatsoever, all limbs moving fine when you pick it up but only when it's on the surface, it uses more of it's 3 feet rather than 4, the feet which is giving it problems, it is more like dragging it, still using it but not like how it used to.
I hope both the problems above go away soon cause it is really upsetting me, my torts mean a lot to me.
I have 2 problems, one on each of my lovely torts.
1st tort:
I was scrubbing of the dried poop on my tort today when it accidentally slipped of my hands and landed on the ground. The fall was maybe about a few inches off the ground cause I usually go on the ground to wash them just in case they were to ever slip of my hands than it would no be a hard fall and damn today it happened, I feel so lousy about it. Anyway it's doing just fine but the shell where the plastron and carapace meets did chip, a small chip about maybe maximum 1cm in diameter. I than put some iodine around the chipped area. It is doing totally fine, walking and all. I am just a bit concerned, has this happened to any of you'll and how long does it usually take to grow back?
2nd tort:
It is eating and all is fine but for the past 1 week, it has been walking very slow compared to normal. I noticed that it's right rear leg is not functioning as well or like it's suppose to, perhaps it sprained it while I was scrubbing it down last weekend? It is still walking but using 3 of it's feet more than 4. Will this just take time to recover and how long will it take to recover usually? There are no bruises, redness whatsoever, all limbs moving fine when you pick it up but only when it's on the surface, it uses more of it's 3 feet rather than 4, the feet which is giving it problems, it is more like dragging it, still using it but not like how it used to.
I hope both the problems above go away soon cause it is really upsetting me, my torts mean a lot to me.