Help emergency! (need first aid advice)

[JoshGoldberg]

My tortoise got a scratch on her head or at least i think it is. It looks like the scales are cracking away from the other scales and she was bleeding a little bit. Its on the tip of her nose and her neck but shes putting her neck "away"

 

[Joanne]

Just keep it clean. My tortoise got a cut on the top of his head somehow last year. Keep the wound clean and dry and it should heal up fine.

 

[JoshGoldberg]

You can see the crack right above her eye and down the side of her face

 

[Angel Carrion]

How often do you soak her?

 

[Keith D.]

She looks a bit dry.

 

[Speedy-1]

Sorry to hear it Josh I think if you keep it clean it should heal up .

 

[JoshGoldberg]

How often do you soak her?

Every day for 15 minutes

She looks a bit dry.

Ever since i got her she has looked dry. I dont know why

 

[Angel Carrion]

Just me or does it look like the crack is circling her eye?

 

[Angel Carrion]

I honestly don't know what to say. Do you have access to extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil? Putting a tiny bit of that on it once every 4-5 days may help if it's because of dry skin? It is also an anti-fungal anti-bacterial etc. Just don't gunk it on or do it any more often than every 4 days. Gotta let it breathe.

 

[Keith D.]

Every day for 15 minutes

Ever since i got her she has looked dry. I dont know why

You can increase her soaking to 30 min to a hour and I bring the water up to enough to cover her legs and watch the water if it gets soiled I change it right away. Also you can use some EVCO on her shell (shell only). And probably raise

 

[JoshGoldberg]

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Just me or does it look like the crack is circling her eye?

It does look that way. But its always been that way it just spread open

 

[Angel Carrion]

It does look that way. But its always been that way it just spread open

I suggest doing what Keith said.

 

[Speedy-1]

I agree with Keith and Angel . Speedy is a little over a year old and we soak him for an hour every day.