Breezyface
New Member
Hello, I am the mother of two beautiful baby Sulcata toirtoises, Marco and Polo. My boyfriend and I have had them for a year now and we quickly noticed that Polo was growing much bigger than Marco. We took them to the vet, concerned about the size difference, and we were shown that Marco has a small displacement of his lower jaw and also that his hind legs near his shell appeared swollen(like full of liquid). We did blood work and they took a stool sample and we were told everything appears normal from the tests. The vet told us the swelling was probably a result from not eating enough due to the jaw displacement. We have been feeding him finely cut kale mixed with Oxbow Critical Care and keeping a close eye on him and he has been doing very well and growing more. In the last few days we noticed that he looks more swollen, especially around his neck. All four of his legs near his shell are puffy as well. It appears as if he has a hard time swallowing because of it. In the last couple days he has not been as eager to eat and today he has not eaten anything and just runs away when we put him in front of food. We bought some wheat grass and tried feeding him some but he won’t even take a bite. We love him so much and are so scared to lose him. Please help!!!!