I recently adopted a female Russian tortoise who had apparently been living wild in Virginia for a while.
She's been doing well in NH, but I noticed a bit of damage to her shell in my first inspection. I didn't think much of it at the time, but determined to keep an eye on it.
This morning I noticed some skin abrasian that I assume is related to the shell damage.
It's not a real injury yet, but I'd love to avoid that for her... I was thinking about taking off the offending jagged edge with either toenail clippers or a Dremel, but thought I'd check in here first.
Thanks for your help,
Jamie (and Persephone)
She's been doing well in NH, but I noticed a bit of damage to her shell in my first inspection. I didn't think much of it at the time, but determined to keep an eye on it.
This morning I noticed some skin abrasian that I assume is related to the shell damage.
It's not a real injury yet, but I'd love to avoid that for her... I was thinking about taking off the offending jagged edge with either toenail clippers or a Dremel, but thought I'd check in here first.
Thanks for your help,
Jamie (and Persephone)