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[krishn]

Hi I am a proud owner of 2 leopard tortoises. Today while I was cleaning their enclosure I say a weird kinda red rash on his neck. Should I be worried?

 

[Gillian M]

@Yvonne G, your help would be highly appreciated here.

Thank you.

 

[zovick]

Hi I am a proud owner of 2 leopard tortoises. Today while I was cleaning their enclosure I say a weird kinda red rash on his neck. Should I be worried?

Do you have fire ants where you live? Perhaps the tortoise got bitten by an ant or some other insect.

The red area doesn't look too serious from what I can see, though. I would say to just watch it and see if it gradually goes away as long as the tortoise is acting normally otherwise.

 

[krishn]

Thank you. And we don't have ants so Idk what could be the source..

 

[Yvonne G]

I was thinking it sort of looks like he's scraped his skin on the shell. . . kind of like a small abrasion??? Just put some Neosporin on it and keep an eye to see if it heals.

 

[krishn]

Thank you lots.