I noticed the other day in walking our horsefield in the backyard that one of his hind legs (not sure which now) twitches several times before he successfully started walking. At that time I wondered if it could be caused by itching or the hot ground. Yesterday I shot him eating in the morning...
A neighbor of ours found a tortoise/turtle on their patio. Does anyone know what kind of tortoise or turtle it is? Attached below is a photo of it.
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I read many sources and per instinct that Russian tortoise and prickly pear should be fine together. Our tortoise seems no problem moving about them. He appears completely void of fear of these cactus needles. However, I do read that wild tortoises have to suffer them as they have no choice(?)...
Our tortoise Four Claws has something that looks like body tissue on upper rim of his right eye today. Today we had a pouring rain. He has been outside. Not sure what happened to the eye. He seems fine, but you can see he tries to rub something off the eye with front leg. He's sleeping now, so...