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  1. Franco F

    Lining for tortoise table

    Hi everyone, I was wondering what people line their tortoise tables with. I have used garbage bags for years which I staple into the table, which have never really ever been a problem. But I’ve realized these may contain toxic chemicals, which I want to avoid. My tortoise never really has any...
  2. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    Hey just wanted to provide an update to everyone who responded in this thread. My tortoise made a full recovery. His leg socket filled out again and he’s totally back to his old self. Thank you everyone for caring
  3. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    If you look closely into his leg cavity you can see how much meat he’s missing in there. It’s much better now than when it was when the vet cleaned all that dirt buildup. Seems like it’s balancing back out and will go back to normalcy when he gains his weight back
  4. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    I will definitely post pictures of it later. I don’t wanna disturb him right now because the treatment at the vet was a lot of stress on him yesterday
  5. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    He has a 7ft x 2 3/4 ft enclosure with an 1.5 ft depth
  6. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    I usually make it deep enough so that basically his neck is sticking out of the water. I don’t know for how long, just seems like a total freak thing that the dirt would be lodged in there like that and starting affecting his bladder function. It could have been like that for a while
  7. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    I will keep him on the substrate but I’ll closely monitor his behavior and will just have to be extra careful to make sure he doesn’t have any substrate building up in his shell cavities. I ordered the Minerall last night so hopefully that does the trick with the rock eating. And I’m working on...
  8. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    Thank you. I wish I could put the bark down but he has a habit of eating small chips and rocks. He’s cute but he’s not the brightest. His X-ray showed he has some small rocks in his belly too, which will probably pass through his stool
  9. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    Well now he has a huge gap where all the meat from his leg is supposed to be
  10. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    I’m glad too. He’s basically my son. I love him to death. I’m just really disappointed I didn’t catch this sooner because he probably was in pain the whole time. And I hope his tissue in his leg cavity will regenerate over time with eating regularly
  11. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    It’s okay I don’t feel disrespected. I soak him at least 5 times a week, as I’ve done since he hatched. He’s about 6 inches long. The dirt was so calcified and tucked under his keg cavity that soaking never cleared it out, and I didn’t recognize that
  12. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    He took three massive poops since bringing him home. And is back to being wild and really active again
  13. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    I’ve only used coconut coir since he was a hatchling. I soak him minimum 5 times a week. Maybe I have to just really really pack the coconut coir down
  14. Franco F

    Substrate built up into my tortoises leg cavity

    Hi All, A while back I posted about weird behavior my tortoise was experiencing with his diet and pooping habits. He was barely eating for months and would rarely poop. I brought him to the vet because this behavior was really really starting to worry me that he was experiencing some sort of...
  15. Franco F

    Tortoise has not been pooping

    Yes he’s definitely scrambling to get out of the tub. He doesn’t seem lethargic or anything like that. I don’t think he swallowed any perlite at this point because I only added those plants in a few days ago and he’s been having these issues before that. But you’re right I agree he’s going to...
  16. Franco F

    Tortoise has not been pooping

    His new enclosure that he’s been in for the last 6 months is 7 feet x 2.5 feet. I use just coconut coir. However there is some real dirt in the enclosure from the plants that are in there. And they come with those little white beads that I try really hard to get rid off. The substrate is...
  17. Franco F

    Tortoise has not been pooping

    I’ll try this today. He gets very anxious when he soaks. I’ll put him in a bigger tub
  18. Franco F

    Tortoise has not been pooping

    Hello all, My five year old hermann tortoise has not been pooping (as far as i’m aware) for the past several weeks. It seems as if he may be constipated, because he’s also not eating like he usually does. I’ve been giving him long warm soaks every day in hopes that he would poop during the...
  19. Massimo strolling around

    Massimo strolling around

    My little buddy Massimo loves sneaking around in the grass
  20. Franco F

    Hi Taylor, I apologize for such a late response as I don’t check the forum as often as I did in...

    Hi Taylor, I apologize for such a late response as I don’t check the forum as often as I did in the past. I have a 4 year old western
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