I have a 1 year old elongated tortoise who has some pretty bad scabs/growths at the corners of her mouth. She had them on one side of her mouth when I first got her (not nearly as bad as they are now), and I took her to the vet about it. At the time she was having some eye issues that have since been resolved, and the vet was not at all concerned about her mouth.
She is being kept on newspaper (as per the instruction of my vet last year). She has a small hide on her warm side (temp of 85 degrees F and humidity of 30%). On the cooler side of the tank, the temperature stays between 70 and 75. On that side she also has a small, shallow pool of water. The humidity on that side is 40%. She has a spot light (on the warm side) as well as a long UVB light (just replaced last week).
She eats every other day and her diet consists primarily of collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and parsley. Sometimes I give her small amounts of kale or spinach. With every other feeding, I give her softened Mazuri tortoise diet pellets. I also always spray her food to make sure that she is hydrated.
I have attached some pictures of the sores on her mouth and one picture of her enclosure. Thank you for reading, I really just don't know what to do!
She is being kept on newspaper (as per the instruction of my vet last year). She has a small hide on her warm side (temp of 85 degrees F and humidity of 30%). On the cooler side of the tank, the temperature stays between 70 and 75. On that side she also has a small, shallow pool of water. The humidity on that side is 40%. She has a spot light (on the warm side) as well as a long UVB light (just replaced last week).
She eats every other day and her diet consists primarily of collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, and parsley. Sometimes I give her small amounts of kale or spinach. With every other feeding, I give her softened Mazuri tortoise diet pellets. I also always spray her food to make sure that she is hydrated.
I have attached some pictures of the sores on her mouth and one picture of her enclosure. Thank you for reading, I really just don't know what to do!