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Never did I once say anything about getting another tortoise...

He passed the day before his vet visit

Exactly 1 week since my other sulcata died.

He has passed.

Update- his shell is softening. I guess this is it. Vet on Friday if he makes it.

There is nothing like that in my yard or anywhere he has access to.

I know I feel so bad for him. My yard has several types of ants although I don’t think I’ve seen any fire ants, just regular red ants. He looks so swollen. I hate this. The best vet is an hour and a half away and isn’t open on the weekends so that sucks. Plus low funds. I gotta do what I...

So in another thread (I think he’s dying) I posted that he has these yellow spots. He stayed in his water soaking for a couple hours and only would lift his head up and down. I also noticed some water coming out of his nose. Any idea what these spots could be? Some suggested ant bites but I...

He hasn’t opened them yet. They looked a little sunken in before but not today.

Here you can see the little yellow spots on his face. They got worse first so hopefully they’ll get better now.

Okay- here’s an update. I brought him inside, got the lighting elements, warm soaks, cuttlebone (will also get powder), humid hide, moist substrate to help with humidity, fresh water..... he looks a lot better. The spots on his face and legs got bigger but I’m hoping they’ll start to go away if...

It says in the care sheet that their diet is mostly grass. He grazes all the time.

20-30 minutes with the water changed.

He’s already been soaked today

Yes he’s outside