Update On The Rescue

[DoubleD1996!]

Update on this little girl. I've been rehabbing her all winter, but of course, her condition could take years before I see any progress.

I see some new growth lines, but those legs are still messed up from the mbd. Her previous owner does check in on her.

She'll never be able to be in a larger enclosure; atleast not now, but this is the safest option for her so she doesn't flip over. I want to add a little structure to help with strengthening those legs.

 

[COmtnLady]

She needs a skateboard shaped piece of plastic to slide around on... or maybe one of those plastic furniture mover sliding circles - just to get that backend up a quarter of an inch. Can she move the back legs or are they just sort of there?.

 

[DoubleD1996!]

She needs a skateboard shaped piece of plastic to slide around on... or maybe one of those plastic furniture mover sliding circles - just to get that backend up a quarter of an inch. Can she move the back legs or are they just sort of there?.

They move, but they are bent upward. She gets around though.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Nice to see an update, this poor girl deserves the world

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

It is sad to see a tortoise in this condition, you almost can't recognise the species.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

It is sad to see a tortoise in this condition, you almost can't recognise the species.

Genuinely heartbreaking isn’t it! She’s one of the worst red foot’s I’ve seen in this condition

 

[DoubleD1996!]

Genuinely heartbreaking isn’t it! She’s one of the worst red foot’s I’ve seen in this condition

Two people going through a divorce pretty much just keeping her in a box until they remember her.

The lady still checks on and feels bad about it. I just hope things get better. When she reaches maturity, egg development will be a concern.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Two people going through a divorce pretty much just keeping her in a box until they remember her.

The lady still checks on and feels bad about it. I just hope things get better. When she reaches maturity, egg development will be a concern.

Has the tortoise been X-rayed? I just wonder how it looks.

 

[DoubleD1996!]

Has the tortoise been X-rayed? I just wonder how it looks.

Nope. Can't afford that right now. My dogs skin condition has has me in a choke hole. Maybe in the future.

 

[Megatron's Mom]

I'm glad she now has a chance with you. I've seen it mentioned on here before that sometimes if a female is not exposed to a male they never lay eggs. Hopefully that can be true for her.

 

[COmtnLady]

They move, but they are bent upward. She gets around though.

That's how all four of the tortoise's legs were at Garden State (a couple years ago, it was one that had been kept on a linoleum floor for decades and only fed cat kibble)... its beak was so misshapen that it looked like a duck's bill. Its worth watching the YouTubes of - they brought her around enough to have her be in an outside enclosure. Might be some tips, I don't remember enough, just that they were able to help her a lot. I'm not at home right now, will look for a link to post later on or tomorrow.

 

[DoubleD1996!]

That's how all four of the tortoise's legs were at Garden State (a couple years ago, it was one that had been kept on a linoleum floor for decades and only fed cat kibble)... its beak was so misshapen that it looked like a duck's bill. Its worth watching the YouTubes of - they brought her around enough to have her be in an outside enclosure. Might be some tips, I don't remember enough, just that they were able to help her a lot. I'm not at home right now, will look for a link to post later on or tomorrow.

I saw the rockalena series(think that's how you spell it). This is different. Her nails were overgrown and she was already an adult and developed when tooken from the wild. This tort has been neglected since it was a hatchling. So this isn't an easy fix, but a waiting game.