What is this red spot on the bottom??
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The_Four_Toed_Edward
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I am tagging @Tom it looks like the reddness is focused around the umbilical scar.
That is where the yolk sac used to protrude out. If the breeder skipped the brooder box stage, and most of them do, this sort of thing can happen. Not really anything you can do now other than offer optimal conditions.
What is more worrisome is that if the breeder didn't know to do the brooder box, they probably also skipped the daily soaks and necessary warm humid conditions that hatchlings require to remain healthy. How many grams is your baby at 3-4 months old, and how long have you had it? Does it still have an egg tooth at the tip of its snout?
Here is the current and correct care info. Please check these out as most of the care info found out in the world from most sources is all wrong. Questions are welcome:
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
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torchedchick
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Thank you! I appreciate it! I have no clue how to take care of this poor babyThat is where the yolk sac used to protrude out. If the breeder skipped the brooder box stage, and most of them do, this sort of thing can happen. Not really anything you can do now other than offer optimal conditions.
What is more worrisome is that if the breeder didn't know to do the brooder box, they probably also skipped the daily soaks and necessary warm humid conditions that hatchlings require to remain healthy. How many grams is your baby at 3-4 months old, and how long have you had it? Does it still have an egg tooth at the tip of its snout?
Here is the current and correct care info. Please check these out as most of the care info found out in the world from most sources is all wrong. Questions are welcome:
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...
Info For New People. Please Read This First.
Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...
I dont have a scale to weigh them either. I've been making sure to soak them on a daily basis.
torchedchick
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My mom gave him to me in december, it was from one of her clients who gave it to her for free.Thank you! I appreciate it! I have no clue how to take care of this poor baby
Read those threads! Ask questions. We will help you!Thank you! I appreciate it! I have no clue how to take care of this poor baby
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