Here's some pics of poor Nefti as we found him before the de-oiling, and also a pic of a typical Soviet era oil well in Nefti's habitat.
And then a couple of pics of him all cleaned up.
You can see the damage on his shell in the AFTER photos
Steve
Nefti, the recently de-oiled Med Spur Thighed, has a circular crack in his shell, which I could see pink through when I was was scrubbing him.
Now it weeps a little bit, but it doesn't seem to distress / hurt him when I press it.
Given that even the doctors here in Azerbaijan are...
Hi guys
Nefti, the recently de-oiled Med Spur Thighed, always seems to have a milky white substance in his urine. Most of the urine is a yellowy colour but there is a discreet portion which is opaque and white.
Is this normal or something to worry about?
Thanks
Steve
Newbie post:
My wife and I found a 9-inch shell Spur Tighed Tortoise yesterday while driving through an old Soviet era oilfield in Northern Azerbaijan.
It is very oily indeed, and has probably walked beneath a leaking oil well or dripping nodding donkey because it has lots of crude oil on...