r/TortoiseCare

Is there any specialist vets open in Bristol or any private vets that can help, she's being looked after by a vet shop in filton getting cleaned with antibiotics ect but not immediate medical attention

She was attacked by a dog and some of her shell and bottom has been injured and she's bleeding although it's medium severity it's hard to tell and the pet shop won't be able to do anything

There are no available exotic vets until Monday but I just need to know if there's one person out there that can help I'm so worried and scared she's not gonna be able to make it by then

For a hermanns tortoise, can i keep the first lamp and replace the bulb with the 3rd one in the second photo? Or do i have to buy a new one?

The first photo is what i bought a few months ago. The other 2 photos is what i wanna buy. I have a budget (40 dollars for each of the items) . If its not good enough please give me any suggestions.

Hi I inherited a juvenile red foot tortoise a couple months ago. He was being kept indoor, no lamp, no supplements, no soaking, just fruits and veggies to eat.

I've had him outdoor in Florida in an enclosed cage with sun, basking stone, pool on cypress mulch. Getting calcium powder. Shell seemed really soft when I got him but seems better on top now. There's a lot of rain here but mulch dries out in the sun after so the top layer is never soaking wet.

His underside has looked off to me since I got him but I don't really know what I'm looking at. The darker patches in the lower middle are relatively soft. No smell though.

Does this look like shell rot? Also, bonus question, any clue how old he might be?

Just looking for some clarification on whether my Horsfield tortoise is looking healthy? I’ve had him since April.
Simon is 8 months old, and 155g.
Lives on the south coast of England, top soil and coco coir mixed substrate, leafy green and dandelion diet, daily soaks and given a lot of love.
Any recommendations/ anything I can do better?

My wife’s friend is going on vacation for a few days and left her tortoises with us. This is how she set it up when I was at work. I’m concerned the light isn’t producing sufficient heat for them because it feels like the majority of the heat is directed out the front of the bulb but it’s pointed above the enclosure and to feel any heat from the side I have to have my finger an inch away at least.

Hola a todos ,
Están haciendo unas hilas de calor infernales donde vivo y el agua de mi tortuga está sobre los 28/30 grados , de momento lo que hago es meter unas botellas con hielo en el agua pero no consigo mucha cosa debe tener al menos 80 litros de agua , knuckles mide unos 6 cm y ya llevas casi 3 meses conmigo . Me da miedo poner un ventilador de acuario por el tema de las neumonías !!
Que hago ??
Además hace tiempo que no se asolea y pienso que es por la temperatura del agua , la zona seca la tengo a 32/34 grados !
Consejos por favor

Un bon casse-croûte au début de la journée🐢