Hi friends and neighbors! It's been ages (years) since I've last posted, which in a way is a good thing? All has been status quo with personal torts, so I haven't had much need to post. I have a male greek tortoise, and a female Hermann's. They are peachy.
I am the foster coordinator of my local humane society, and today we had a Redfoot in seriously bad shape surrendered. It's supposedly 5 years old, but it seems that it's growth has been stunted, as my Greek, who is ~5 years old is larger than this Redfoot... That being said, I am not familiar with this species, and they may just be slow growers?
Anywho, the poor thing is crazily pyramided, has no use of it's extremely atrophied hind legs, and it's plastron is...concave?
It's in bad shape. We have an exotics consultation scheduled for this Thursday, and afterwards I will personally be taking it to foster.
I guess what I'm looking for here would be words of advice from other people who have attempted to salvage the quality of life in a Redfoot that is this bad? I'll hopefully be housing him primarily outside, as long as that won't be worse for him, given his poor health.
Here's some pictures:
I am the foster coordinator of my local humane society, and today we had a Redfoot in seriously bad shape surrendered. It's supposedly 5 years old, but it seems that it's growth has been stunted, as my Greek, who is ~5 years old is larger than this Redfoot... That being said, I am not familiar with this species, and they may just be slow growers?
Anywho, the poor thing is crazily pyramided, has no use of it's extremely atrophied hind legs, and it's plastron is...concave?
It's in bad shape. We have an exotics consultation scheduled for this Thursday, and afterwards I will personally be taking it to foster.
I guess what I'm looking for here would be words of advice from other people who have attempted to salvage the quality of life in a Redfoot that is this bad? I'll hopefully be housing him primarily outside, as long as that won't be worse for him, given his poor health.
Here's some pictures: