FrankiesMom
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Hello. A while back I ran across something on here about a tortoise that got mouth rot or something like that and sadly did not survive. I am now in a panic as 2 days ago Frankie (7 month old leopard tortoise) was eating some dandelion pieces that were outside his food dish and laying on top of his substrate (cypress mulch.) He seemed to have gotten poked by some of the sharp pieces of the substrate, spit out his food, and stopped eating. There wasn't any blood or anything but he hasn't eaten much since. He normally inhales hibiscus flowers and hasn't touched those. Could he have hurt his mouth or is it likely just a coincidence he's not eating much? Do they automatically get mouth rot if they injure their mouth? Prior to this incident, he was a litte piggy and eating a ton...and had actually finally started eating his Mazuri diet that I had been trying to get him to eat since I got him in March.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.