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    Liquid leaking from leopards plastron

    My tortoise actually had a small cut on his tail which I hadn't noticed when I first posted the photo. That appears where the liquid was actually coming from. It was from him holding his tail under his shell which made the liquid follow the growth line of the scute from the underside. The cut...
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    Liquid leaking from leopards plastron

    Due to living in China. There are no vets here that were willing to help me. They will only treat mammals but they were willing to sell me the required medication. I got help from a number of vets around the world who helped me choose the best medicine and the dosage for my tortoise. What other...
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    Liquid leaking from leopards plastron

    Hi everyone, I got a bunch of help and advice from egyptiandan and my tortoise is currently on some oral antibiotics. Hopefully all goes well and my tortoise is fully cured as soon as possible. I'm hoping it's before he discovers all my trick to get him to eat his medicine. Loaded leaves and...
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    Liquid leaking from leopards plastron

    I had this leopard tortoise for over 2 years now therefore he should be approximately 6-7 years old. I give my tortoise a bath about twice a week and I gave him one this afternoon. He had some crusted poop on his tail and on the plaston ( he has this habit of pooping and then sleeping on it) so...
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