I rescued this little guy from someone that I met recently. After realizing how bad of shape he's in, we took him home. As you can see, his shell is cracked in the back.
I know nothing about him, including what type of tortoise he is. Can anyone identify him so I can look up what type of habitat he needs. I really want to get this guy back to health. I'm told he's around 10 years old.
the link below is to the album of him, the junk on his feet is just substrate as he has been running around in his new place and loving his new bath. From what I've read I need to clean his shell with betadine solution and then cover the area with some gauze that has triple antibiotic ointment.
He pretty much fell into our lap and we couldn't help but take him in. We cannot afford to take him to the vet but we want to make sure that he is looked after the best that he can be.
He now has a full UVB light bar, a hot side (basking spot), a hide, and a shallow bath.
http://imgur.com/a/hks4Q
I know nothing about him, including what type of tortoise he is. Can anyone identify him so I can look up what type of habitat he needs. I really want to get this guy back to health. I'm told he's around 10 years old.
the link below is to the album of him, the junk on his feet is just substrate as he has been running around in his new place and loving his new bath. From what I've read I need to clean his shell with betadine solution and then cover the area with some gauze that has triple antibiotic ointment.
He pretty much fell into our lap and we couldn't help but take him in. We cannot afford to take him to the vet but we want to make sure that he is looked after the best that he can be.
He now has a full UVB light bar, a hot side (basking spot), a hide, and a shallow bath.
http://imgur.com/a/hks4Q