Hi Lin,
Thank you for your advice, he seems to be improving but still have no idea what has caused it!
we will give it another week and if no improvement we'll be contacting our vet.
Once again thank you.
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- 13 Aug 2024, 10:48
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
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- 08 Aug 2024, 12:02
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
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Re: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
here are the other photos, i can only post three per post.
- 08 Aug 2024, 09:40
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
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Re: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
Hi Lin, here are some photos of the garden, his house and close ups of his shell, Its a bit shiny as I've just bathed him. I have looked closely at his shell for damage but cannot find anything. There are a couple of growth cracks around a couple of scoots at the top of his shell but these have been...
- 07 Aug 2024, 20:39
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
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Re: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
Hi Lin and thhank you for your reply, His outdoor area is our whole back garden with loads of grass and bushes etc and nothing has changed here in the last few years. As far as wildlife is concerned there is our dog, our cat and a couple of hedghogs as far as I know. I'll take more photos tomorrow o...
- 07 Aug 2024, 19:27
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
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Serum, sap like liquid coming from shell scoots
Hi all, I have a 16 year old Mediterranean spur thighed tortoise and this week I have notice a sap like resin weeping slightly from three scoots on his Carapace. I have googled this and cannot find anything relevant. He is eating well and I've bathed him a few times but it's still happening and I wo...