Mixcoatl
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Gave my 3 year old Hermann's tortoise a soak after work and noticed he had a weird red tinge to his shell that wasn't there the day before
looked him over and there are definitely red splotches on the plastron
He gets checked over every other day so was shocked to see this. He has otherwise been active and alert. He also had solid poops and normal pee during the soak. Wasn't interested in dandelion greens, but soaked a few Mazuri pellets and he chowed down. Booking an appointment with the vet ASAP, but posting so maybe someone can help identify or has had this happen before. Most sources are saying it's later stages of sepsis
looked him over and there are definitely red splotches on the plastron
He gets checked over every other day so was shocked to see this. He has otherwise been active and alert. He also had solid poops and normal pee during the soak. Wasn't interested in dandelion greens, but soaked a few Mazuri pellets and he chowed down. Booking an appointment with the vet ASAP, but posting so maybe someone can help identify or has had this happen before. Most sources are saying it's later stages of sepsis
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