skrapoy
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I’ve been noticing little bit it blood small amount around his mouth and on little bits on his food we watch him eat but can’t see where the blood is coming from anyone know?
Tortoise mouth bleeding maybe??
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Take a close look at the corners of his mouth.
skrapoy
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Wait this is so freaking weird okay he/she hasn’t touched their food yet and it has the blood looking **** on it is it the calcium mix getting wet ?
I’m so confused but I don’t think it’s bleeding because it eats so much idk what y’all think?
skrapoy
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Okay it’s the calcium mix I’m usuib I just dropped some in water
skrapoy
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Orange and bloody looking color
Youre using way too much calcium. Just a TINY pinch between your thumb and index finger.
Can I please see a picture of the label on your calcium?
Can I please see a picture of the label on your calcium?
lilly_sand99
Active Member
What are you using for calcium?
skrapoy
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That’s not the amount I put I just put that much in the water
skrapoy
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It’s zoomed repti calcium and reptile multivitamin supplement powder and like I said I don’t use that much
skrapoy
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And the calcium on the food I put as much as requested for the amount of food it dosent eat that much
skrapoy
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Like it dosent empty his / her food bowl I feed it once a day as much as it’s full then take it out
I was responding to the picture with the food, not the water picture.
kazjimmy
Active Member
This s a new hatching. Plz check the yolk if the yolk still absorbing. You should not soak the tortoise.
Minority2
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Agreed. That doesn't look appetizing at all. It looks dry and would most likely taste way too bitter.
skrapoy
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I mean it eats the food up like crazy so I would have to disagree I guess it’s a preference and dry? Lmao how can you tell if it’s dry or wet it’s a pic and I will inform you there was water at the bottoms how damp it was
skrapoy
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Wdym his belly is fully closed if that’s what you mean
skrapoy
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I also mix the food and calcium with a lil bit of water so it mixes well so there’s no way it’s dry bitter maybe you’d have to ask my tortoise
Minority2
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1. What is the humidity level of your enclosure?
2. How damp is the substrate? Are there many dry spots in the enclosure?
3. Are you using a feeding tile along with that plastic reptile branded feeding/water dish?
It may be possible that some dry large pieces of cypress mulch may have cut open your tortoise's mouth. Try to get a better look at your tortoise's mouth. If there indeed is a cut, a vet visit may be necessary depending on the severity of the cut.
2. How damp is the substrate? Are there many dry spots in the enclosure?
3. Are you using a feeding tile along with that plastic reptile branded feeding/water dish?
It may be possible that some dry large pieces of cypress mulch may have cut open your tortoise's mouth. Try to get a better look at your tortoise's mouth. If there indeed is a cut, a vet visit may be necessary depending on the severity of the cut.
skrapoy
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He’s not bleeding my enclosure is fine obvise 70 humidity always substrate is damp in some areas obvy kinda dry in baskin and wdym by feeding tile? It’s like a flat small bowl he can climb in and out of easily if you read up you will see the calcium when it gets wet looks turns into a blood color that’s why I thought I was seeing blood in his / her food but there wasn’t ever any blood
