Tortoise George
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My Russian Tortoise got a blister on his front leg, right next to the shell. I went to clean it and it popped open, pushing out all of the pus. I cleaned it really good with an antibiotic solution, diluted of course, and then put neosporin on it. He has not been quite as active as usual and mostly just sleeps all day and hardly eats. He use to soak himself in his bowl and he no longer does that so I have to give him nightly baths. The wound has not healed shut in the last couple of days and is still split between the skin and the shell.
He is housed in a 40 gallon tank. Has temperatures 85 on warm side with lower temp on cool side. He is on those bark chip thingys but I am wondering if he struggles to move around with these. He does have a UVB light as well. He eats mostly romaine lettuce. I have tried other greens but he does not seem a fan. Same with the pellets. And yes, I do sprinkle calcium on atleast once a week.
He is housed in a 40 gallon tank. Has temperatures 85 on warm side with lower temp on cool side. He is on those bark chip thingys but I am wondering if he struggles to move around with these. He does have a UVB light as well. He eats mostly romaine lettuce. I have tried other greens but he does not seem a fan. Same with the pellets. And yes, I do sprinkle calcium on atleast once a week.