destortoise
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Hi folks,
It's been a while since I've posted but Squash, my yearling red-foot tortoise, has been well and active. I was giving him/her (will just use him for now) his usual water bath and checking him out when I noticed inflating and deflating lumps on either side of his neck. I assume they are his lungs but I wanted to be sure--maybe he's overweight or something? Here are some pictures and let me know what you think. Outside of these odd, ephemeral lumps, I feed Squash every other day a mix of Mazuri, fresh-picked greens, mealworms/other viable protein (occasionally), and Zoomed forest turtle mix. He's currently at 170g and was born sometime June 2015. He's housed currently in a tub while I make design his larger enclosure. RH at +80% at all times and over 80F with a cool gradient.
The lumps go in and out with what I assume to be his breath. Is this cause for concern?? Thanks in advance.
It's been a while since I've posted but Squash, my yearling red-foot tortoise, has been well and active. I was giving him/her (will just use him for now) his usual water bath and checking him out when I noticed inflating and deflating lumps on either side of his neck. I assume they are his lungs but I wanted to be sure--maybe he's overweight or something? Here are some pictures and let me know what you think. Outside of these odd, ephemeral lumps, I feed Squash every other day a mix of Mazuri, fresh-picked greens, mealworms/other viable protein (occasionally), and Zoomed forest turtle mix. He's currently at 170g and was born sometime June 2015. He's housed currently in a tub while I make design his larger enclosure. RH at +80% at all times and over 80F with a cool gradient.
The lumps go in and out with what I assume to be his breath. Is this cause for concern?? Thanks in advance.