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  1. Matilda's Keeper

    RF Xray shows mass/anyone experience something similiar?

    UPDATE ON MATILDA: Hello everyone, just wanted to give you an update on Matilda, this is the first time I've been able to do so emotionally.... she has passed away. We found out that she had liver disease, her liver was 8 times it's normal size. I believe this is from her previous3 or 4...
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    RF Xray shows mass/anyone experience something similiar?

    Thank you all so much for the advice and suggestions!! She did not have great care up until the past year with us. We are her 4 Th owner and WILL BE HER LAST. She is in her forever home. I'm afraid all of that has caught up to her. :(. I'll get a copy of the X-ray and figure out how to post...
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    RF Xray shows mass/anyone experience something similiar?

    Good Afternoon, we own a RF named Matilda. We've had her for almost 1 year and have enjoyed her SO MUCH. About a month ago she started declining in her eating and not quite as active. ( Her diet, housing, and enclosure meets all of the specifications needed for good health for a RF. We done LOTS...
  4. Matilda's Keeper

    Hello from Pete the Russian Tortoise

    Video is so cute, and he CAN MOVE! lol
  5. Matilda's Keeper

    Meet Matilda, a rescue from a high school classroom!

    Good Morning, Wanted to stop in and say hello! Meet Matilda, she's 9 years old, redfoot tortoise, formerly a student in a science classroom at a high school for several years. She has found her forever home with us and our twin 9 year old boys. We are new to the Tortoise Forum and have gotten...
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    Redfoot Tortoise/New Owner/New Habitat Questions

    THANK YOU Zeropilot, THAT is exactly what I have, I'll return it and get something different. Thank you so much for you help. Wouldn't want to do anything that would hurt Matilda. :) It's coiled and compact, Repti Glo 5.0 Compact and you are right, my husband bought it from the pet shop. I...
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    Redfoot Tortoise/New Owner/New Habitat Questions

    THANK YOU all so much for the advice, I'm so impressed how quickly and detailed you are, we are deeply appreciative! I'll change and work on the things that you mentioned today. I'll add more substrate to the other end and remove a majority of the rocks, I'll keep a couple for her to climb on...
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    Redfoot Tortoise/New Owner/New Habitat Questions

    Hello All, I would greatly appreciate any advice seasoned RF owners have here in the forum! We recently acquired a RF tortoise about 2 mos ago. We've already taken her, Matilda, to a reptile vet and had her checked out. She's in great condition, no parasites, etc. and it's said she is around...
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