He is probably trying to get away from whatever happened to his tail. Bring him in and clean and disinfect the wound, leaving a bit of Neosporin on it. Make sure flies don't lay eggs on the wound.
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Before he started pacing he kept rubbing his mouth with his arms. Like he was eating a leaf. I think there was something stuck in his throat... Now he isn't doing that anymore does that mean he swallowed it or should I do something to check ??
In the first instance, take deep breaths and try to relax.
Again, it's normal for a tort to rub its head on its legs.
It might be because its trying to break off a bit of food (though at times Joe will wander round quite happily with half swallowed greenery sticking out of his mouth
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It might be because the skin is a bit itchy... probably the skin shedding which is nothing to worry about, but have a quick check for anything else obvious.
It could be irritated eyes - have a look.
It could be... lots of things many of which are not a problem. Persistent, continued and agitated rubbing are of greater concern.
Again, it's normal for a tort to rub its head on its legs.
It might be because its trying to break off a bit of food (though at times Joe will wander round quite happily with half swallowed greenery sticking out of his mouth
)It might be because the skin is a bit itchy... probably the skin shedding which is nothing to worry about, but have a quick check for anything else obvious.
It could be irritated eyes - have a look.
It could be... lots of things many of which are not a problem. Persistent, continued and agitated rubbing are of greater concern.
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He's not running anymore but he's opening and closing his mouth like he's chewing food... He does it once of twice and then stops. Also he inflates and deflated his chin/neck (I know that's normal but why do torts do that?)In the first instance, take deep breaths and try to relax.
Again, it's normal for a tort to rub its head on its legs.
It might be because its trying to break off a bit of food (though at times Joe will wander round quite happily with half swallowed greenery sticking out of his mouth
It might be because the skin is a bit itchy... probably the skin shedding which is nothing to worry about, but have a quick check for anything else obvious.
It could be irritated eyes - have a look.
It could be... lots of things many of which are not a problem. Persistent, continued and agitated rubbing are of greater concern.
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He keeps inflating and deflating his chin/ neck and never stops doing that what does that mean ?
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OK, because a lot of this is just "tortoise" behavior. They breath weird because they have a shell. their legs and head move and their throat inflates and deflates. It is because their skeletal anatomy is very different. They also injure themselves in natural settings. But they aren't really fragile.
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is he feeling better? My tortoise does the same thing and it worried me too
