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We have two baby yellowfoots; have had them for just under a year. Both eat like hogs, explore everything in sight -and generally seem healthy and happy.
Except, starting a couple of weeks ago - one of them seems to have developed a sporadic 'spastic' back leg. Rather more specifically - we will sometimes find her frantically wriggling her other three legs as if her back leg were caught in a trap and she were trying to pull it out.
At first it happened only at night when we put them back in their water dish for a quick soak before lights out. Today it is happening in her outdoor pen (no water anywhere near)
The 'cure' seems to be picking her up and 'cocooning' her with heat (hands) - she relaxes and then you can put her down and she will wander off as if nothing has happened.
So - has anyone else encountered this? Should I be worried? Is it just 'small tortoise not enjoying fall' ?
DAB
Except, starting a couple of weeks ago - one of them seems to have developed a sporadic 'spastic' back leg. Rather more specifically - we will sometimes find her frantically wriggling her other three legs as if her back leg were caught in a trap and she were trying to pull it out.
At first it happened only at night when we put them back in their water dish for a quick soak before lights out. Today it is happening in her outdoor pen (no water anywhere near)
The 'cure' seems to be picking her up and 'cocooning' her with heat (hands) - she relaxes and then you can put her down and she will wander off as if nothing has happened.
So - has anyone else encountered this? Should I be worried? Is it just 'small tortoise not enjoying fall' ?
DAB