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    Just found a tortoise please help

    That's a great idea! Mine got out one time. But after 5 long hours i found him in my shrubs.
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    Frank The Tank

    He looks like my Sparta! He is adorable!! They are the best!
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    Hermann vs. Russian

    Hermanns have stolen my heart. They are like big dogs. Good luck either way at, my friend!
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    Sparta getting better
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    Sparta has been running LAPD all over his habitat. And chowing down on his special treats of dandelion heads. Hr went to get weighed today. When I brought him to the vet on Thursday he weighed 370 grams. Today he weighed in at 390. So. He I'd definitely going to be fine. So HAPPY!!
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    I only have him. he is 5 years old. he is in a 55 gallon tank (I know, not the ideal...

    I only have him. he is 5 years old. he is in a 55 gallon tank (I know, not the ideal arrangement). he has his uv/heat lamps on one end, and I have logs and stones for him to climb. when he has coco coir in his gae (usually) he likes to move it around and bed himself in.I also take a small part...
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    she also gave me nolvasan solution. i am suppose to alternate between betadine and the nolvasan solution soaks.
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    spartas new home, until next summer. I think there is going to be alot of headbutting on the glass!
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    I'll post pics. he is in a 55 galon glass aquarium indoors, (I know, not the greatest habitat)...

    I'll post pics. he is in a 55 galon glass aquarium indoors, (I know, not the greatest habitat) he has his uv and heat light on, set for 12 hours a day. he is on newspaper.
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    ok. Sparta went to the vet today. great place that specializes in exotic, and reptile. she said sparta will forever have a "unique" shell. it wont grow back. but he looked good. weight was good. we are doing an antibiotic shot every 3 days for 3 months. and when he is home, he is grounded to his...
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    so THATS why Tortoises live for up to 100 years., one of the LONGEST living animals. *sarcasm*
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    We need a tortoise vet on this board!! it would be AWESOME!! like an "ask the Dr." thing.
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    Hey everyone! update on Sparta! I have a vet appointment tomorrow with a reptile specialist. THANK GOD. and thank you all for your ideas and warm positive thought!! and YES, he is definitely inside in his habitat. covered, with his lamps on. NO OUTSIDE until he is fully recovered. that was a no...
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    Thank you all. I am going to search for a rep. vet today. if it is any consolation, my Dr. told me his father ran his tortoise over with a lawn mower. broke pieces of his shell, and he was bloody. he said he tapped his shell back together, and soaked him. he went on to live 25 more years and...
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    My dog Mauled my Tort baby, HELP!!

    My dog broke loose from the backyard, went around front, and took sparta right out of his outdoor habitat. he is alive, no damage to his extremities...but his shell took a beating!! I have been soaking him Daily, and keeping him indoors, so no mosquitos or insects will lay eggs on his injured...
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