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My redfoot has been struggling with protozoa for years now. It waxes and wanes, but mostly I keep it in check by not feeding fruit or other wet/sugary foods. I also give him some TNT with probiotics. He's very active and he's at a good weight, but his poop is never normal. It's always soft (at...

Bean’s been having an issue with his penis for months now. I recently made a thread about how he doesn’t eat because he’s busy masturbating, and then I got into the “penis issue”. I thought I’d make a thread about it specifically because I’m desperate for help. Bean is very active, healthy...

My RF’s hormones have gone into overdrive. He recently had a few bouts of illness so now that he is feeling better I assume he’s making up for lost time. He will not eat for hours because he’s prowling for things to mount. He paces around and masturbates with anything he can get his hands on...

Bean’s flagellate issues have been resolved with 2 rounds of Flagyl, but his cloudy/smelly urine has not gone away. A second blood test showed his infection was WORSE. He’s had a course of Cipro and I just finished a course of Fortaz. He is asymptomatic aside from the urine issues and keeping...

Bean is finishing up his Flagyl treatment. His poop has a normal shape and structure now and does not contain mucus but it is still mostly composed of undigested food. He digests romaine lettuce better than anything else, but I prefer not to feed him just lettuce. I fed squash, sweet potato...

Bean is recovering from a flagellate problem right now so I’m spending a lot of time wiping off diarrhea from his plastron. Today I noticed 2 things: One, he has a ton of new growth on his plastron. Two, he barely has any concavity on his plastron. He also doesn’t have much of a wasp waist yet...

Long time no post...truth is, I moved overseas for 2 years and didn’t want to think about my boy. I missed him too much and felt horrible leaving him behind for so long but there was nothing I could do. The people who cared for him while I was gone did a great job. He became HUGE. Weighs 8 lbs...

A few weeks ago I came back to the US from overseas. A family friend took care of Bean for us. I brought his temp enclosure to their home and filled it with 1 month old coco coir from his regular enclosure. Was gone for about 2 months, so the substrate is about 3 months old. I didn't want to...

I've seen some owners rehabilitate tortoises by giving them water therapy. I was wondering: 1. In which cases would water therapy be considered for a tort? Only severe situations like advanced MBD or just for general health? 2. Does species play a factor? (Eg. RFs and other tropical species are...

"Both #1 and #2 came from the same place. Raised from hatchlings, 13 years old. Fed a diet of pet store tortoise food that looks like dehydrated Trix and contains 35% protein and the rest filler, fruits given, kept in extremely dry conditions on animal bedding with no traction so claws are...

I'd love to build an outdoor enclosure for my redfoot. Chances are it would have to be an ""outdoor"" enclosure with the same set-up as an indoor enclosure (that just happens to be outside) because it is bone-dry out there. So here's my question...has anyone in a dry climate tried it? Here's...

Sorry if I'm not entirely coherent. I'm panicking and trying to stay calm. My redfoot tortoise is a rescue, had a lot of health problems in the beginning but has been doing well for a while now. Today (in the past hour) I took him out for a soak and noticed his neck/leg area was puffy. He...

I have an 8" long lap tortoise of indeterminate age, due to him being a rescue. He climbs in my lap, absorbs my body heat, and I rub his neck while he falls asleep. It's very cute and he's getting his out-of-enclosure enrichment. Except a few days ago, he decided to stick out his penis and whip...

I've read about food grade diatomaceous earth being used to fend off bugs that are attracted to tortoise enclosures. My RF's indoor enclosure was recently overwhelmed with tiny little bugs. It's a pretty large enclosure and needs a lot of substrate, so it wasn't worth removing all the substrate...

Today I noticed some bugs in my RF's substrate so I pulled him out and inspected him. There were these tiny little bugs crawling all over his plastron. Immediately I washed them off, but I noted that they did NOT seem to be on his skin at all, only his plastron as if he had sat down on top of...