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  1. Charsuibun

    Lower Respiratory Infection Issue

    My tortoise seems to have another infection and I'm at a bit of a loss to work out why. She finished a course of antibiotics just over a month ago, and it seemed that she was back to normal. Yesterday I noticed her doing the same open mouth 'gasping' with a sort of clicking noise and took her...
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    Concern about tortoise welfare/legality

    Hi All, I wasn't sure where exactly to post this, or if there's even much I can do but I'm really concerned about a tortoise I've seen for sale today. I'm based in the UK, and generally (at least where I'm based) the only shops to sell tortoises are exotics specialists, but today I found a new...
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    Russian Tortoise Sleeping Constantly

    Over the past couple of days my Russian has been acting off - I thought she was back to normal but it seems over the past two days she seems to have become completely lethargic. Usually she sleeps in a corner under her heat lamp and wakes up when it turns on, however the past few days she's...
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    Horsefield's Shell Smells Odd

    Hi everyone, I was soaking my horsefield earlier today and noticed her shell smells odd. I don't know exactly how to describe it, but it was definitely the shell that smelled. It wasn't super strong - I had to be right up to her to smell it, and maybe it's normal (I don't make a habit of...
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