Over a year ago a family member accidently stepped on one of my boyfriends tortoises. The shell wasn't cracked or broken and we couldn't see any affects from the incident.
Today, while I was at his house I noticed that tortoise didn't look so good.
(eyes closed, not very responsive to touch, etc.)
So I decided to bring him in and give him a little TLC. A nice warm soak, held him for awhile, tried to hand feed, but he wouldn't eat, hardly moved and never opened his eyes.
I put him into a small enclosure by himself and warmed it up nice and toasty. But he didn't move around at all!
The 30 minutes later when I went back to check on him I noticed his mouth and neck area were all wet and slimy, there was even some on the substrate. It was clear, with some red mixed in. So could he be coughing up blood?
Also, his shell is a bit deformed. It kinda swoops down in the middle. But it's not very noticeable.
So do you think this has something to do with the being stepped on or is there a tortoise disease that may effect the rest of the tortoises there?
Thank you for reading!!
Today, while I was at his house I noticed that tortoise didn't look so good.
(eyes closed, not very responsive to touch, etc.)
So I decided to bring him in and give him a little TLC. A nice warm soak, held him for awhile, tried to hand feed, but he wouldn't eat, hardly moved and never opened his eyes.
I put him into a small enclosure by himself and warmed it up nice and toasty. But he didn't move around at all!
The 30 minutes later when I went back to check on him I noticed his mouth and neck area were all wet and slimy, there was even some on the substrate. It was clear, with some red mixed in. So could he be coughing up blood?
Also, his shell is a bit deformed. It kinda swoops down in the middle. But it's not very noticeable.
So do you think this has something to do with the being stepped on or is there a tortoise disease that may effect the rest of the tortoises there?
Thank you for reading!!