tortoise0
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Hello guys, I'm new here and this is my first post.
I live in Rio (Brazil) and have a 5 years old red-footed tortoise. He is with me for 5 months now. Two days ago I noticed he broke two nails of his hindpaw. I think he may be in pain because sometimes he steps and brings the paw with the broken nails all the way up inside his shell. Even though I didn't notice any blood, the nails broke really close to the paw. Will it grow again? Is there anything I should give him for pain? Should I put him up on a can or something so he doesn't walk around?
I also noticed that he is not eating properly. I give him pretty much everything, fruits, vegetables and tortoise food, but he's been only nibbling it. It's Autumn here in Brazil and the last couple days have been quite cold (around 25°C-77°F during the day and 16°C-61°F during the night) and I'm not sure this has anything to do with it or if he's not eating because of the broken nails.
Thank you!
I live in Rio (Brazil) and have a 5 years old red-footed tortoise. He is with me for 5 months now. Two days ago I noticed he broke two nails of his hindpaw. I think he may be in pain because sometimes he steps and brings the paw with the broken nails all the way up inside his shell. Even though I didn't notice any blood, the nails broke really close to the paw. Will it grow again? Is there anything I should give him for pain? Should I put him up on a can or something so he doesn't walk around?
I also noticed that he is not eating properly. I give him pretty much everything, fruits, vegetables and tortoise food, but he's been only nibbling it. It's Autumn here in Brazil and the last couple days have been quite cold (around 25°C-77°F during the day and 16°C-61°F during the night) and I'm not sure this has anything to do with it or if he's not eating because of the broken nails.
Thank you!