Pingpong the Tort
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Hello
I have recently noticed a change in the shape of my 3 year old male tortoises beak. One the left hand side it appears the beak is decaying or damaged in some way. He is eating fine and not showing any weight loss and is still active.
I noticed it about 4 weeks ago and have been to see a vet who (after saying rarely saw tortoises and didn't know much about them!) suggested it could be bacterial/fungal stomatitis and recommended a culture/sensitivity swab.
I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this in their tortoise and if they would recommend a test as they are very expensive (not that I would not pay- just want opinion from the tortoise forum)
Pictures attached.
Any advice much appreciated.
I have recently noticed a change in the shape of my 3 year old male tortoises beak. One the left hand side it appears the beak is decaying or damaged in some way. He is eating fine and not showing any weight loss and is still active.
I noticed it about 4 weeks ago and have been to see a vet who (after saying rarely saw tortoises and didn't know much about them!) suggested it could be bacterial/fungal stomatitis and recommended a culture/sensitivity swab.
I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this in their tortoise and if they would recommend a test as they are very expensive (not that I would not pay- just want opinion from the tortoise forum)
Pictures attached.
Any advice much appreciated.
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