Recent content by NormyMommy

I just heard back from her. According to the majority of options from reptile experts, they think it's a lump of tissue basically caused by the shell constantly rubbing on that area of skin. I can't remember the name or complete description to be honest. So he's going to have it removed and...

Update. Unfortunately it wasn't a tick. The vet (who is the most qualitied reptile vet I could find in my city) said she had honestly never seen this before. She took a couple photos to post online where she can connect with other vets across the nation, and hopefully get a couple other...

I decides to just play it safe and have the vet take a look. I figure it's about time for him to have a wellness exam anyways, so we're here now. Fingers crossed!

What's the best thing to use to disinfect it? We rescued him just a little over a year and a half ago, and this is the first time he's ever had any sort of injury, so I'm new to what all is and isn't harmful to their little bodies.

Is it worth me trying vinegar tonight? I always have some on hand since I use it to clean, so as long as it's okay for him and won't hurt him, I'd be willing to try it. I'd be comfortable with that versus trying to pull it out. Is there any sure-fire way to tell it's a tick?

Haha :) I definitely think I'll leave it up to the vet. Since I've never had to deal with one before I think it'll be best to let the vet handle it, not to mention I'd like to know for sure whether or not it is a tick. Here's hoping, and here's hoping pulling it out will be the end of the...

That does look incredibly similar. Thanks! Can tortoises get Lyme disease like humans, and is there anything I can do at home to help with it, or should I just leave it for the vet tomorrow? I've never dealt with ticks before so I'm unsure as to how to handle them. I've been so worried that it...

Wow, good to know! I'll definitely mention that to the vet tomorrow. I really appreciate your replies!

I have tried examining it, but it's hard to really tell exactly what I'm looking at. I haven't seen any bite spot on the bump, but now that temperatures are rising in the Pacific Northwest I did take him outside maybe a few days before this popped up. I live in a place with a normal yard...

Hey all, My Russian tortoise has recently (about a week ago) developed a small bump on the right side of his tail. He has a vet appointment for tomorrow, but I was hoping someone here had seen something similar and could give me a heads up as to what we might be looking at. His appetite and...

Okay, great, thank you all so much for the replies! He has a few little spots like this across his shell and the color over the course of a year has faded significantly so I wanted to make sure. How he looks doesn't matter so much to me as long as he's healthy, and this is my first tortoise so...

I apologize for the late reply. We did get him from a rescue here in town, but he hasn't been dropped or thrown while in my care for sure. There's no shell rot to wore about, in your opinion? That's been my biggest worry.

It could be, I suppose. How high is the heat lamp supposed to be? I swear I've never seen anything about distance, so I was unaware that that was too close :(

Hey all, Last night I posted in the general tortoise discussion, but I just discovered this specific Russian section and figured I may have better luck here :) Yesterday I noticed some discoloration on one side of Norm's shell. It's a pale cream-ish color. I've never really noticed it before...

No, I don't believe there's any way he could have. Looking at photos from last month, he had it then, too. The top photo is when I first got him, just a little over a year ago, from a local reptile rescuse. The bottom photo is of him about a month ago.. That same area looks a little off-colored...