A friend of mine has a russian tortoise that he purchased from Petco. A week after purchasing he noticed that the tortoise doesn't use it front right leg. He took it back to petco and they told him it has a broken leg, but they didn't do anything for it. Toby has been living with Mike for a while now and he still does not use his front leg. Is there anything that Mike can do for his russian, other than take it to a vet? Please help, if you can.
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Russian Tortoises
timli21
Feb 14, 2007 01:17 PM
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vinvstrom
Feb 15, 2007 11:52 PM
Does it eat will it drink? Are you shure its leg was broken? I've seen lots of turtles missing one or more feet and parts of legs that were chewed off. Somehow they heal and the animal survives. If Its been broken for so long there is not much that be done other than break it again and set it if its not right. Is the bone sticking out the skin? does it look infected? If its just not using it while it heals keep it alone and quiet and if its eating it should be OK. If its not eating or drinking for a long time or it is showing some other distress you should bring it to a reptile vet or give it to someone else don't just let it languish in a corner till it dies. The unfortunate reality of many of our reptile friends.
