Is this a shell Rot ? These spots are on both side ? My friend shared the pictures with me this evening ? Is there anything to worry about ? The tort is not kept in very humid environment..and the temperatures ranges around 26-32°c..soakes are given twice a week..age unknown.. length 3.5 inches...
UPDATE- we took him to a vet and he was not an expert at all..he removed the stick as it is..it was buried 1" under the scute..and he told that it was an old wound and there is no need to worry and he asked not to clean it with anything... it was bleeding this morning when I cleaned it with...
I don't know..my neighbour found it on a highway two days ago..and he was covered in mud and they didn't notice that he was injured soo badly...they had a female star and kept this one on the lawn with her....when I went there to get some hibiscus for my tort..I saw him and started clicking some...
I just have a question about the change in shell colour, I don't know what happened but I'm noticing some general discoloration of my [emoji93]'s shell....it's summer season here and I'm soaking her twice a day...is soaking the reason ?..I don't want my tort to turn like these...is there...
ooja means worship....in India we have idols of tortoises in temples and tortoise in Shiva Temples has a symbolic significance to inspire the devotees in their spiritual practice.
A tortoise has the ability to withdraw all its limbs and head completely within its shell. This symbolically...
If you have belcony you can convert it to a temporary enclosure...I have seen my freind..he spreaded soil in the belcony and left the tort there...his tort is doing fine..you can try if you have belcony