new recue spur thighed - Page 2

lindso3000 · 29-03-2009, 12:02 PM

any pics of your latest rescue linda?

29-03-2009, 04:35 PM

yes i am hoping you might up load them for me ...hint hint..

helen1 · 29-03-2009, 07:43 PM

The white could be a fungal infection...often caused if they are exposed to damp/too much moisture....I have 3 rescue ibera who have all had skinny little legs!! lol

29-03-2009, 08:30 PM

ahh helen thank you, that might be possible as he has been kept in a viv, do you have any more info

29-03-2009, 09:53 PM

i have now put some pics of storm in my album if you want to have a peek, didnt get a clear one of the beak tho

ME SHELL · 30-03-2009, 07:51 AM

awww Linda he is lovely, tho does look thin poor thing. Well done on rescuing the little fella.

helen1 · 30-03-2009, 09:55 AM

Hi...he looks to me as if he needs to build his muscles up...being in a viv is scarely opportunity to excercise those little legs.

I took one in in 2006....his legs are starting to look chunkier now!! in fact since he came out of hibernation he is storming around...will try to get a few pics later...

I now have another from the same "breeder"....who is very light and very bumpy and a little flat...plus his legs are awful...that makes 3 from the same area....different sources they were rescued from and all 3 in pretty bad shape due to the recommended husbandry...I presume from the breeder...although I could be entirely wrong..

Personally I use an antifungal cream and keep it as dry as possible...it eventually settles and feeding on a slate wears it down...I wouldnt ignore it as I have seen beaks eaten away by infection...

anna m · 30-03-2009, 10:28 PM

Oh dear. Not trying to be personal but I can see what you mean about the little legs. Looks a lovely tortoise though

31-03-2009, 09:08 AM

yes she is very wobbly when walking, which is not much at the mo, she has been sleeping solid for a few days, but her history is pretty bad..

she has managed to eat a little this morning, so thats a improvement

my other 2 spurs are little fatties, and are both the greedy eaters out of the lot, always ready for grub time

31-03-2009, 09:10 AM

it was not even a proper viv, it was a fish tank, stuck in the middle of a room, so was exposed on all 4 sides, which is why she is sleeping so much as she finally feels safe

29-03-2009, 12:02 PM	#11
lindso3000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2,675	any pics of your latest rescue linda? __________________ Keeper of horsfields, redfoots, Hermans, bearded dragon and 2 rats

29-03-2009, 07:43 PM	#13
helen1 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NORTH WEST Posts: 1,977	The white could be a fungal infection...often caused if they are exposed to damp/too much moisture....I have 3 rescue ibera who have all had skinny little legs!! lol __________________ I CARE FOR TORTS

30-03-2009, 09:55 AM	#17
helen1 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NORTH WEST Posts: 1,977	Hi...he looks to me as if he needs to build his muscles up...being in a viv is scarely opportunity to excercise those little legs. I took one in in 2006....his legs are starting to look chunkier now!! in fact since he came out of hibernation he is storming around...will try to get a few pics later... I now have another from the same "breeder"....who is very light and very bumpy and a little flat...plus his legs are awful...that makes 3 from the same area....different sources they were rescued from and all 3 in pretty bad shape due to the recommended husbandry...I presume from the breeder...although I could be entirely wrong.. Personally I use an antifungal cream and keep it as dry as possible...it eventually settles and feeding on a slate wears it down...I wouldnt ignore it as I have seen beaks eaten away by infection... __________________ I CARE FOR TORTS

29-03-2009, 04:35 PM	#12
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	yes i am hoping you might up load them for me ...hint hint..

29-03-2009, 08:30 PM	#14
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	ahh helen thank you, that might be possible as he has been kept in a viv, do you have any more info

29-03-2009, 09:53 PM	#15
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	i have now put some pics of storm in my album if you want to have a peek, didnt get a clear one of the beak tho

30-03-2009, 07:51 AM	#16
ME SHELL Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8,484	awww Linda he is lovely, tho does look thin poor thing. Well done on rescuing the little fella.

30-03-2009, 10:28 PM	#18
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	Oh dear. Not trying to be personal but I can see what you mean about the little legs. Looks a lovely tortoise though

31-03-2009, 09:08 AM	#19
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	yes she is very wobbly when walking, which is not much at the mo, she has been sleeping solid for a few days, but her history is pretty bad.. she has managed to eat a little this morning, so thats a improvement my other 2 spurs are little fatties, and are both the greedy eaters out of the lot, always ready for grub time

31-03-2009, 09:10 AM	#20
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	it was not even a proper viv, it was a fish tank, stuck in the middle of a room, so was exposed on all 4 sides, which is why she is sleeping so much as she finally feels safe

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