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    Shell rot?

    Hi friends! This is my baby (not so baby) Rocky! He is a 22 year old rescue red foot. I know- his pyramiding is really not so good :( the man who had him and his brother (dozer) before me fed them exclusively chicken ?. They have mild MBD and have improved greatly in health since I’ve had them...
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    Mucus in tortoise pee

    Hi everyone, So my tortoise for the last two days has had very mucusy pee. The pee is normal color but just thick. Other than the pee, he woke up today with some eye crust (similar to the kind we experience, which was easily remedied with a few drops of water). Otherwise,everything is normal. He...
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    Fighting?

    This breaks my heart :(. Thanks everyone for your help!
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    Fighting?

    My two red foots have been fighting lately. I know that because they are both male, this is common and separation is required... But I am confused on how two torts who have lived together for 12+ years would all of a sudden hate each other out of the blue? Could it be the fact that in the wild...
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    Not eating, loose feces

    Hi everyone- Good news. Dozie is once again eating. I fed him some butternut squash seeds mixed in with banana (and gave some to his brother Rocky just for good measure) and it seemed to clear up the whole loose stool problem. I took them to the vet and they have an URI and that could explain...
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    Not eating, loose feces

    Thanks for all your help everyone! As for the amount of sun they get, usually an hour a day but I know thats not nearly enough after some research. I am currently setting up an enclosure so by monday they will be able to bask in the sun all day long safely. Otherwise they have a UVB lamp in...
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    Not eating, loose feces

    Hello, I have two red foot tortoises who are about 12 years old. Both male. Their names are Rocky and Bulldozer and have lived together their whole lives. About a two months ago their feces became very smelly and loose, and they both acted out of character- knowing something was amiss I took...
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