Mad Mauds Lump

suttysue · 08-03-2011, 07:43 PM

I have found a lump on my 2010 Horsefield hatchling it's on her/his neck at the point where the jaw starts. (will take pics later)
Should I worry? Its as big as a small pea and quite hard

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Helen M · 08-03-2011, 08:10 PM

It could be an abcess of some kind. Does it effect how they eat?

Helen xx

Box girl · 08-03-2011, 08:27 PM

Sounds like it could be an abscess. You may like to try opening the mouth and look for a spot of white on the inside of the mouth where the 'ear'is. If you see anything definitely an abscess and a small op will sort.

suttysue · 08-03-2011, 09:14 PM

NO it's not affecting her/eating at all. it doesn't stop her/him biting her table mates either, the likkle minx!

Box girl · 08-03-2011, 10:05 PM

An abscess may not thankfully.
Will wait for the pics.

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Originally Posted by suttysue

NO it's not affecting her/eating at all. it doesn't stop her/him biting her table mates either, the likkle minx!

08-03-2011, 07:43 PM	#1
suttysue Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK / Eng / Yorkshire Posts: 1,483	Mad Mauds Lump I have found a lump on my 2010 Horsefield hatchling it's on her/his neck at the point where the jaw starts. (will take pics later) Should I worry? Its as big as a small pea and quite hard # 99

08-03-2011, 08:27 PM	#3
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	Sounds like it could be an abscess. You may like to try opening the mouth and look for a spot of white on the inside of the mouth where the 'ear'is. If you see anything definitely an abscess and a small op will sort. __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

08-03-2011, 08:10 PM	#2
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	It could be an abcess of some kind. Does it effect how they eat? Helen xx

08-03-2011, 09:14 PM	#4
suttysue Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK / Eng / Yorkshire Posts: 1,483	NO it's not affecting her/eating at all. it doesn't stop her/him biting her table mates either, the likkle minx!

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