Hi, I have had my hermans tortoise for 4 months now and he's 2 years old.
I currently keep him in a vivarium with heating light and uv lamp. I allow him out as much as possible as he gets restless stuck in the Viv.
He's feeding on general kale, white cabbage, cress, dandelion ect and I use a calcium substrate on top which I was given from the pet shop.
Recently I have noticed he has a cut on the side of his neck which I thought was improving but then it got worse again. The vet advised me to leave it be for the time being and see how it went.
He has quite sharp nails so I wasn't sure if this happened whilst he was cutting his food or rubbing his face. I didn't want to treat unless necessary. He hasn't stopped eating and he's still walking around find. So no change in personality.
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Any advice would be great.
Thanks.
I currently keep him in a vivarium with heating light and uv lamp. I allow him out as much as possible as he gets restless stuck in the Viv.
He's feeding on general kale, white cabbage, cress, dandelion ect and I use a calcium substrate on top which I was given from the pet shop.
Recently I have noticed he has a cut on the side of his neck which I thought was improving but then it got worse again. The vet advised me to leave it be for the time being and see how it went.
He has quite sharp nails so I wasn't sure if this happened whilst he was cutting his food or rubbing his face. I didn't want to treat unless necessary. He hasn't stopped eating and he's still walking around find. So no change in personality.
I have inserted an image below.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks.
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