CAN iT DiE?

by CHELSEY WiLSON
(WEST TERRE HAUTE, iNDiANA, UNiTED STATES)

WHAT DO i DO iF i DROP MY TURTLE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SHELL IS CRACKED AND BLEEDiNG?? WiLL HE DiE? iTS A BOX TURTLE.

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Sep 29, 2009
time for the vet X2
by: Anonymous

I agree with the previous poster. Please see a qualified herp vet.

Sep 28, 2009
time for the vet
by: Anonymous

Your tortoise will not necessarily die. It does, however, NEED to see a vet immediately. A tortoise can get an infection from a broken shell. Only a professional is likely to be able to clean the wounds properly.

Do go to a vet as soon as possible, preferably to one that specializes in turtles.

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