somehow my sulcata got a big rock stuck between his back leg and his shell!!! how do i get it out? his leg is stuck because of the rock and he keeps running around in pain!
he wont put out his leg because of the rock. its to far back to reach. i don't think i should soak him because the rock has entered in body and i don't wham him to fill up with water.I would soak him in warm water, and see if it relaxes so the rock can be removed.
I would imagine you could hold his leg and pull slightly, so that you could reach the rock?
i can see the skin all torn up and bloody. i can't grab his leg its to far inside his shell.I'm pretty sure if the rock is inside the tortoise, it's going to cause way more problems than gently pulling on the leg and taking it out.
Are you SURE it's inside the tortoise, and not just pushed against the skin and the skin is wrapped around it?
Take a pict.
its his back leg even when i put him down his leg is still inside his body.Take a deep breath for a minute. Like the above post asked, has the rock actually entered the body cavity or is it just wrapped up in the skin? If you lift your tortoise up and get the weight off his legs will he try to straighten his leg?
9inches.He needs to get the weight off his legs so lift him up off the floor. He's not a huge tortoise is he?