Pink bubble thing on the shell

[mavybe]

Hi, i’m worried if my tortoise is okay, he has a pink bubble on his shell - when you press down it moves around the shell. Does anyone have an idea what it is and if its worth taking him to the vet??

 

[wellington]

I see two tortoises in the picture. How many do you have?
Tortoises should never be housed in pairs, specially Russians.
My guess is he got damaged by either the other tortoise or something dropped on him and he's possibly bleeding under the shell.
Get him in an enclosure by himself so further damage isn't done.
@Yvonne G

 

[wellington]

They also should not be on sand.

 

[mavybe]

I see two tortoises in the picture. How many do you have?
Tortoises should never be housed in pairs, specially Russians.
My guess is he got damaged by either the other tortoise or something dropped on him and he's possibly bleeding under the shell.
Get him in an enclosure by himself so further damage isn't done.
@Yvonne G

Okay thank you, the people we brought them from said it was fine to do so - ill make sure ti buy another thank you so much

 

[mavybe]

They also should not be on sand.

Its more of dirt kinda - we brought 2 bags, has small rocks inside for their nails. is this okay or is there a better alternative, thank you

 

[Tom]

Hi, i’m worried if my tortoise is okay, he has a pink bubble on his shell - when you press down it moves around the shell. Does anyone have an idea what it is and if its worth taking him to the vet??

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Hello and welcome to the forum.

I agree that the pink area look like a bruise or injury of some sort.

Most of the care info found online or at pet shops is all wrong. Vets get their care info from the same wrong sources, so they aren't usually any better. Please read these two threads for the correct care info, and questions are welcome. We want to help you and your tortoises. We won't attack or insult you here.

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[wellington]

Okay thank you, the people we brought them from said it was fine to do so - ill make sure ti buy another thank you so much

You can't just buy another, tortoise that is. Two males can never live together. One male to a group of females and in a very large enclosure. One Russian adult needs a 4x8 foot minimum enclosure.
Unless you were talking about getting another enclosure then yes, ASAP.

 

[mavybe]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

I agree that the pink area look like a bruise or injury of some sort.

Most of the care info found online or at pet shops is all wrong. Vets get their care info from the same wrong sources, so they aren't usually any better. Please read these two threads for the correct care info, and questions are welcome. We want to help you and your tortoises. We won't attack or insult you here.

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

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thank you so much

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Definitely looks to be some sort of injury, they definitely both need separating into their own appropriately sized enclosures! This injury could’ve been caused by the other one, Russians are particularly territorial. Also second that about the sand!

Hopefully you’ll find this indoor housing thread I made useful, it covers correct equipment(lighting, heating, uv), levels, sizing, appropriately maintaining humidity, substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything and a really handy diet link to check out!

Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

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This one is also really good to familiarise yourself with, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

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I hope they help! Give them a read and let us know if you have any further questions!

 

[mavybe]

Definitely looks to be some sort of injury, they definitely both need separating into their own appropriately sized enclosures! This injury could’ve been caused by the other one, Russians are particularly territorial. Also second that about the sand!

Hopefully you’ll find this indoor housing thread I made useful, it covers correct equipment(lighting, heating, uv), levels, sizing, appropriately maintaining humidity, substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything and a really handy diet link to check out!

Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

tortoiseforum.org

This one is also really good to familiarise yourself with, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

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I hope they help! Give them a read and let us know if you have any further questions!

Thank you so much! Will look into it!