leg injury

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    Baby tortoise back leg ROTTING. PLEASE HELP

    My baby red foot tortoise is having problems with her back leg. I’m scared a lizard might have attacked her while in her enclosure outside. Her back right leg is completely missing claws and the skin is peeling off. I’ve been washing the area with baby soap and applying Betadine solution and...
  2. tazpjm

    No movement in back leg

    Hello, My 3 year old tortoise isn’t moving the right back leg. I checked it today and it looks fine to me but she still isn’t moving it. Her leg was fine yesterday so i don't know what happened. She isn’t dragging it per se but there is very little movement. I am very worried, and I wanted to...
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    Sulcata with swollen front leg

    I have a 6 year old sulcata tortise, that's usally a pretty active guy. He usally roams the yard, but now that the weather is getting cooler he's not very happy about staying in his indoor home. I noticed about 2 days ago he wasn't eating as much.. but I thought that might be because we started...
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    Red footed tortoise swelling/rawness in hind leg? Broken??

    My redfoot has some redness in a hind leg of hers that worries me. It looks raw and almost arthritic, and compared to the other leg it feels stiff and much larger. I also don't think she is using that foot as much because her nails aren't worn down. Her leg is twisted compared to the other leg...
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