Aug 30, 2008 #1 R Rosiee New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Apr 10, 2008 Messages 94 as i was feeding my tortoise her rare treat of honey dew melon i noticed her tongue was a stange colour sorta of orangey brown like ear wax, but it wasnt swallow of bumpy just the colour i have not noticed this colour before shall i worry?
as i was feeding my tortoise her rare treat of honey dew melon i noticed her tongue was a stange colour sorta of orangey brown like ear wax, but it wasnt swallow of bumpy just the colour i have not noticed this colour before shall i worry?
Aug 30, 2008 #2 Redfoot NERD Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Dec 5, 2007 Messages 3,662 Location (City and/or State) Tennessee What is? swallow of bumpy Which species of tortoise? NERD
Aug 30, 2008 #3 R Rosiee New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Apr 10, 2008 Messages 94 i meant to write swollen or bumpy, as in it looks normal other then the color, and shes a herman
Aug 30, 2008 #4 E egyptiandan New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Aug 31, 2007 Messages 5,788 Location (City and/or State) USA What she has eaten lately can color her tongue Rosiee. Danny
Aug 31, 2008 #5 R Rosiee New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Apr 10, 2008 Messages 94 ummm.... well she had eaten leafy things like danilion and rocco, but this morning it seems to have faded a little so i am not panicing yet.
ummm.... well she had eaten leafy things like danilion and rocco, but this morning it seems to have faded a little so i am not panicing yet.
Aug 31, 2008 #6 Yvonne G Old Timer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 95,391 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA I've never seen it (orange tongue) before, but it could have been the dandelion. Dandelion makes their face black and their urine pretty dark. Yvonne
I've never seen it (orange tongue) before, but it could have been the dandelion. Dandelion makes their face black and their urine pretty dark. Yvonne