[URGENT] Newborn (week old) hermans tortoise not using rear legs

limun

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Recently (4 days ago) I found 4 baby hermans in my garden. They have all been eating, but one of them doesn't use his/her rear legs. The tortoise does react and move them when touched, but doesn't walk with them.
 

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Please post pictures of tortoises and enclosure. Include all care info. Lighting, temps, substrate etc.
 

limun

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Will post pictures tommorrow (can't any sooner). Otherwise, don't have an enclosure (just a plastic box with leaves and paper) because we normally don't have any babies. But they are so young I kinda doubt any problems had time to develop - again I only have them for 4 days.
 

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Do you own the parents or are these wild babies? First give them a long soak in shallow warm water. Pictures would be great.
 

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Pictures are coming in a moment, but yeah I own the parents. They've been in my yard for like more than 10 years now and I feed em and give them water. That's why I don't have any equipment for the babies - all that stuff is hugely expensive here and there aren't many places to even buy it.
 

limun

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Heres the pictures. The one not using his rear legs (pretty sure it's a boy now I've taken a look) is circled. When picked up he does move them, and they return to their original position when touched, but he doesn't use them walk.
There's also 2 close up shots, just in case.
 

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