kassijo3432
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Hello,
I have a Russian tortoise I've owned him for about 5 years now. Towards the beginning when I got him I was feeding him ice burg lettuce (dummy me) I didn't know it had no nutrition. Well over about two months I realized he had what looked like a crack on the stomach of his shell. I took him to the vet and sure enough it was a crack from malnutrition. That was about a year ago. Sense then I've been feeding him a variety of things he is a picky eater but loves romaine, kale, spinach and tomatoes. He lives in Timothy hay and his basking area stays around 90degrees. I soak him once every three days and he has a big appetite. So is there any advise to helping his healing process speed up? Because I took him to the vet just this past summer and doc said the crack was not as healed as he wanted it to be BUT he looks great he's color is much brighter and he's way more active and he's eating great. So is this just a process I'm gonna have to be patient on or is there a way to help it. The crack is dry no puss coming out there's not fungus like stuff. It's just there chillin. Vet says surgery isn't necessary at this point. But I'm so eager to get his shell healed. So any advise would be great!
I have a Russian tortoise I've owned him for about 5 years now. Towards the beginning when I got him I was feeding him ice burg lettuce (dummy me) I didn't know it had no nutrition. Well over about two months I realized he had what looked like a crack on the stomach of his shell. I took him to the vet and sure enough it was a crack from malnutrition. That was about a year ago. Sense then I've been feeding him a variety of things he is a picky eater but loves romaine, kale, spinach and tomatoes. He lives in Timothy hay and his basking area stays around 90degrees. I soak him once every three days and he has a big appetite. So is there any advise to helping his healing process speed up? Because I took him to the vet just this past summer and doc said the crack was not as healed as he wanted it to be BUT he looks great he's color is much brighter and he's way more active and he's eating great. So is this just a process I'm gonna have to be patient on or is there a way to help it. The crack is dry no puss coming out there's not fungus like stuff. It's just there chillin. Vet says surgery isn't necessary at this point. But I'm so eager to get his shell healed. So any advise would be great!