Urgent!! Injured Tortoise toes

Meganba415

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Hi I have a tortoise named sesame and her back two toes are pointed up and the skin around it is discolored. It probably happened within the last month or so. Any advice on what it looks like? Or just in general?
 

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Looks like she got her toes caught in something and they were twisted enough to make them die (usually black means dead tissue.) I doubt there's anything you can do about it. They will dry up and fall off. But, I'm jus looking at pictures. A vet can see them in real life and make a better determination. If you go to the vet, they can determine if the toes are really dead and need to be amputated, and give you antibiotics.
 
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