Lisa Marie
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- Aug 27, 2016
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Help! My Jackie was stuck in his Burrow. I think it collapsed around him. After Middle of March I got very worried he still had not come out! And when I looked in his burrow it was filled with Dirt where a tunnel use to be. I couldn’t get a shovel in there So for a few days I dug out the dirt with whatever I could find. I dug as far as I could go! No Jackie! Well today He came out! He looked like a rock not a turtle! The dirt had formed around his body and started to dry like cement. I’m thinking his burrow collapsed on him during the rains. I gave him two baths but his shell doesn’t look right. I don’t know what this pink-red is on his shell. it looks like it’s @ surface of his shell.. almost like blood. It’s also on front of his arms. Does anyone know what this is? Also he is not walking right I filmed him! His back legs seem weak or something he is not lifting himself up to walk. His front legs are fine! I hope he is ok. He doesn’t seem to have any respiratory issues (which is good news) He drank a lot and ate some. Should I be worried? Top of shell is ok. Male Desert Tortoise he is about 8-10 yrs