Red Rash on Leg

[fangurley]

Hello!

I have a leopard tortoise with a red rash on their back leg. About 2 months ago I got my tort a new large water dish but over time I realized that that particular dish grew algae pretty easily and had some sort of leak underneath that caused the substrate around it to mold. I tried doing different things to keep the water from leaking but ended up just replacing it with a shallow ceramic dish. I say all of this thinking that maybe the mold caused a fungal infection?

I just did a full deep clean and substrate replacement and I had a vet appointment for today but the vet got covid and will probably push the appointment to next week. In the meantime I was wondering if anyone had advice for possible treatments at home while I wait for the appointment?



Thanks for any help!

 

[Yvonne G]

Is it possible the leg is scraping on the shell? If so, cut a small piece of duct tale and wrap the edge of the shell where the leg touches. Treat the leg with any first aid ointment.