Injured tortoise

by crying baby
(uk)

I have a 4 year old hermann tortoise and one of my neighbours children have thrown him over a 4 ft high fence, he landed the right way up onto soft soil but Im really worried that he could be injured and I wouldnt know. I have looked him over and cant see any injures but he seems to have started throbbing. He is moving around and seems alert. Please help

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Sep 08, 2009
Injured tortoise
by: Anonymous

I would take that tortoise to a vet as soon as possible. That's quite a trauma. Did you know that birds of prey take tortoises into the air and drop them to eat them? They do get damaged by bad falls.

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