What's wrong with my RT front leg

[miller618]

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with her front leg it seems to have like an indent then a lump almost like the scales are overlapping

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[OCTortoiseGuy]

How long have you had her? Where did she come from? How old is she? It looks like it could be a healed injury. When males try to mate, they will often bit at the front legs of the female to get her to turn around.

 

[miller618]

We have had her for almost 3 months. We got her from petsmart where she was housed with one other female. She is about 7 yrs old and her leg just about the last week I started to notice is getting larger the other leg seems to be normal.

 

[monkeylu]

I'm noticing strange things with the front legs of my RT too. They seem to be wrinkled like an old person on the Simpsons. I've been told he might be losing weight cuz they seem thinner than when we got him a year ago. I need to test him for parasites too. The place I got him from lied about his age too. When we got him he was about 4.5 inches and supposed to be 5 months old. It has been suggested by someone on here that he was prolly caught in the wild and sold and could be anywhere between 5 and 50 years old. This pisses me off. To think he was once happy and wild and now he's being kept in a box. Don't know about anyone else but a cage is my worst nightmare. Like that seen in Lord of the Rings. I'm taking Wobblestone to the vet as soon as I get paid. And maybe you should too. Just to be sure.

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[miller618]

Yeah I have been calling around to vets in the area where I live and none of them do tortoises. They did recommend me some other places that are almost two hours away. Just have to figure out what day I can get free to go.

 

[jjsull33]

My male got to my female a while back, like a year ago now, and he ripped up one of her legs pretty bad (before I knew how aggressive they were during mating, or anytime really), I separated and she healed up nicely and is fine, but she looks similar to that now, she has little indents and overlapping scales because the injury pulled some off and they had to regrow. I am not a vet so I can't be sure that is what happened to your tort, but it seems to me to be a spot where a scale was pulled loose/off.

 

[lynnedit]

I've PM'ed Yvonne to take a look.

Is she using it normally; walking, eating, etc.? She is a solitary tortoise? Is there any sign of injury?

 

[Yvonne G]

I appreciate the vote of confidence, Lynne, but I really don't know what's wrong with the tortoise's leg. I don't see anything unusual in the picture, but it probably looks different in real life.

 

[lynnedit]

Well I can't see anything either, but if you can't, then I feel better.

Miller618, perhaps post an updated picture, try to get a front view with both legs at the same time so we can compare.
Also if she is using it, how she is acting, etc.

 

[miller618]

She uses it just fine. She is solitary since we have had her. 2 months now. I will try to get a better picture

 

[miller618]

Well everyone thank you for your help. I ended up taking miss tori to the vet. They said it is an injury and she has a small abscess starting. She is on antibiotics for a week and then back to the vet for a check up in 3 weeks. Hopefully the medicine helps cuz if not they will have to surgically the abscess.

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Surgically *remove*

 

[lynnedit]

Well good for you to take care of your wonderful tortoise. keep us posted.

 

[biochemnerd808]

Awww, so sorry she got an abscess! Ouch. But so glad you took her to the vet and that she is getting help.

Cute flower yard finder, btw.

 

[miller618]

Awww, so sorry she got an abscess! Ouch. But so glad you took her to the vet and that she is getting help.

Cute flower yard finder, btw.

Thank you!