Hey everyone!
Im having an issue in here, maybe you guys could help me.
A friend of a friend, knew about me and my love and care for tortoises.
So she got my email adress and sent me an email asking me for help with her injured tortoise.
I told her to send me pictures and tell me everything about the care they get.
So, she sent me the pictures, but the bad thing is that it looks like a sort of a box turtle for me... and I barely know something about them!
I just know about Desert Tortoises, and Texas Tortoises. But nothing about this turtles :s
I was hoping someone would help me identify the little one, and give me some advice for her.
She doesnt knows how to speak english, thats why I didnt invite her to join the forum.
This is what she says in her email:
"She usually eats iceberg lettuce, but not everyday. sometimes I have to force her to eat, and after a little while she starts eating by herself. They both get natural sunlight for about an hour or hour and half everyday, their enclosure its located in my backyard.
Sometimes her brother tries to mate her and he bites and scratches her, so sometimes I separate them. Sometimes they get some water, because we water the plants of the enclosure.
The male eats everything! even what he isnt supposed to. but she would only eat lettuce and watermelon.
She has been two weeks with her back left leg swollen :S
A vet in the zoo told me to put some aloe in her leg and wrap a stick to the leg. Please help me, I really love my little turtules"
Well... thats what she says...
Please If you have any advice, and If you guys could help me out of this, I would really really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot once more forum members!
Im having an issue in here, maybe you guys could help me.
A friend of a friend, knew about me and my love and care for tortoises.
So she got my email adress and sent me an email asking me for help with her injured tortoise.
I told her to send me pictures and tell me everything about the care they get.
So, she sent me the pictures, but the bad thing is that it looks like a sort of a box turtle for me... and I barely know something about them!
I just know about Desert Tortoises, and Texas Tortoises. But nothing about this turtles :s
I was hoping someone would help me identify the little one, and give me some advice for her.
She doesnt knows how to speak english, thats why I didnt invite her to join the forum.
This is what she says in her email:
"She usually eats iceberg lettuce, but not everyday. sometimes I have to force her to eat, and after a little while she starts eating by herself. They both get natural sunlight for about an hour or hour and half everyday, their enclosure its located in my backyard.
Sometimes her brother tries to mate her and he bites and scratches her, so sometimes I separate them. Sometimes they get some water, because we water the plants of the enclosure.
The male eats everything! even what he isnt supposed to. but she would only eat lettuce and watermelon.
She has been two weeks with her back left leg swollen :S
A vet in the zoo told me to put some aloe in her leg and wrap a stick to the leg. Please help me, I really love my little turtules"
Well... thats what she says...
Please If you have any advice, and If you guys could help me out of this, I would really really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot once more forum members!
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