How to care for new baby tortoise

Sailakshmi patnala

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Hi
I have bought 2 Indian star tortoise as my pets..they are just 3 months old.. One tortoise is doing quite well.. The other one is sick all the time.. He is not looking healthy.. His sides of mouth near to jaw line is swollen.. Please help me with some solution.. And also his skin is getting peeled off...his shell is also very rough..and also while eating his food suddenly he stops eating and struggling to close the mouth . Kindly please help me with some solution
 

LaLaP

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Welcome to the forum. Sorry your baby is sick. I don't know much about this species but here are some useful links.

https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-star-tortoise.159167/

https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

Someone more knowledgeable will have more info for you but it will be helpful to tell us about your temperatures and humidity. Do you soak them? What do you feed them? Post a photo of the enclosure and a photo of the sick baby. Good luck!!
 

Cheryl Hills

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Please post pictures of you torts, their lights, enclosure, the temps. What kind of bulbsyou are using, what you are feeding them, and anything else. We need to see what is going on to help you.
 
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