laramill
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Well, I'm pretty excited and no one around here (at home) is thinking this is a big deal, but I do!
I was taking Wilson out of his soak today and I think he has a claw trying to grow on his "elephant foot" (The foot that appeared to have lost all its toes.)
When I first got him, he was kind of rotty, but I figured that those missing toes were just a battle wound. Then I read something about how fungus can attack their claws as well as their shell, so every time I treated his shell, I dabbed a bit on where his toes should've been on the 2 feet missing them. (The front foot has only one toe/claw, the back foot had none. His other front and back feet were fine)
Well, I stopped doing that months ago when I stopped treating his shell and just figured there would be no claws--Fine.
But I noticed a bit of a nub on his foot last week, and today it actually looks like there is a claw starting. (I tried to take a picture, but couldn't get one that wasn't blurry-- so I'll see if I can do it after the claw grows a bit-- or if he's sleeping with that foot hanging out I might be able to get it, too.)
Even better...I think the other 2 spots on the same foot where there should be toes look slightly like they are getting nubby, too! I can't see any kind of claw there at all, but there are 2 little nubs, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
I tried to check the front foot, but by that time, Wilson had had enough of me poking at him... so from what I could tell, nothing new there.... But I'll take one certain claw and 2 possible ones any day!!
(Kind of wonder if I should get the creams back out and put a bit more on that front foot now...)
I was taking Wilson out of his soak today and I think he has a claw trying to grow on his "elephant foot" (The foot that appeared to have lost all its toes.)
When I first got him, he was kind of rotty, but I figured that those missing toes were just a battle wound. Then I read something about how fungus can attack their claws as well as their shell, so every time I treated his shell, I dabbed a bit on where his toes should've been on the 2 feet missing them. (The front foot has only one toe/claw, the back foot had none. His other front and back feet were fine)
Well, I stopped doing that months ago when I stopped treating his shell and just figured there would be no claws--Fine.
But I noticed a bit of a nub on his foot last week, and today it actually looks like there is a claw starting. (I tried to take a picture, but couldn't get one that wasn't blurry-- so I'll see if I can do it after the claw grows a bit-- or if he's sleeping with that foot hanging out I might be able to get it, too.)
Even better...I think the other 2 spots on the same foot where there should be toes look slightly like they are getting nubby, too! I can't see any kind of claw there at all, but there are 2 little nubs, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
I tried to check the front foot, but by that time, Wilson had had enough of me poking at him... so from what I could tell, nothing new there.... But I'll take one certain claw and 2 possible ones any day!!
(Kind of wonder if I should get the creams back out and put a bit more on that front foot now...)