My sulcata's butt looks kinda bloated. Is something wrong?

[Alex Chou]

The butt of said tortoise. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!

 

[wellington]

How old and large is she? Has she ever been with a male?
I actually don't know if it's swollen or not. The answers to the questions may help those that might be able to help @Yvonne G

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

I dont have a sulcata, but the tail looks a bit swollen to me..
I check my tortoises butthole often

 

[Pearly]

It looks swollen like after some mechanical trauma. Has she mated? Or maybe deposited clutch of eggs today or yesterday? Or... Maybe she passed a very large hard stool? Or bladder stone? Or foreign object she ate? I hope @Yvonne G checks in soon with advise. Meanwhile give her nice long soak, can put some mineral oil on her vent and gently rub it in with gloved finger. While doing so you can feel if there is anything hard inside. Is she eating/pee/pooping/acting normal otherwise?

 

[Alex Chou]

Although im not certain on the age, she is still small and light enough that I can easily pick her up with one hand.

 

[Alex Chou]

Aside from the swelling, she is still very active and eats whenever the opportunity is presented.

 

[jockma]

I agree it looks like she passed something that caused some trauma...like an impaction, a stone, maybe she was constipated and had a hard poop. When was the last time she pooped?

 

[Alex Chou]

Well, this morning. I was told it was a rather large stool.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

Maybe increase her soaks and feed her fibrous foods?

 

[Gillian M]

Well, it does look a bit swollen. Please post pics of your tort and give her more warm soaks. Hopefully one of the experienced here will help you.

Keep us posted and hope to hear your tort is better soon.