rescued Russian

[Yvonne G]

This poor little guy went through a double whammy. First these people picked him up off a busy rural county road, then they brought him home only to be a chew-toy for their Labrador.

Yvonne

 

[terracolson]

Poor baby

 

[Stephanie Logan]

Will he be O.K. in time? Will he live a normal lifespan or are his injuries too severe? Are rescues like this guy traumatized and afraid of any contact? You must have a protective wall around your emotions, like a doctor, to be able to deal with these living crises and not be overwhelmed.

 

[tortoisenerd]

Wow his shell got all scraped! Does that hurt them? Or, does it need to be deeper? Poor bubba. So cute too.

 

[Isa]

Poor little baby! He must be so scared! I am glad you are the one taking care of him Is he going to be ok?

 

[Traveller]

Wow is all I can say.
How can people be so ignorant?
Hopefully he'll overcome his ordeal since he's
in good hands now.

 

[Yvonne G]

He'll be fine. Those scrapes are superficial and not life threatening. No need even for antibiotic. It takes a long time, several years, but eventually you can pick off the white areas and beautiful new shell is underneath. I really don't understand how that works, because the white you see is bone, so how does new shell grow UNDER the bone, but it works. And little Russians are just so personable. He doesn't act like he's undergone any trauma at all!

Yvonne

 

[Isa]

Yvonne I am very glad he is going to be ok and that he is doing good, as if nothing happened

 

[Candy]

Thank goodness that he finally found you Yvonne. Now he will get the life he deserves. Thanks for being there for all of these little guys and the big ones too. You're very special person.

 

[mctlong]

Poor little guy. He's very luck he found you.

 

[Weloveourtortoise]

This just makes be want to hug Charlie close to me. I am so glad to hear the little RT will be free from that environment.