my tortoise walks weird
by naomie
(england)
hi. I have a tortoise named Shellie. Shellie is a two year old Eastern Hermanns tortoise, she is a fairly small tortoise but has big apetite. I have noticed tortoises are suppose to hold themselves up when walking, but she doesn't seem to do that? it's like she is still crawling & she tries to hold herself up but her shell stays ON the floor. is there something wrong with her limbs? also, she doesnt seem in any pain.. has small pyramiding but I am making sure she eats her food with Calci-Dust. i'm getting concerned about this though. is it like a baby trying to crawl? does she need to learn? surely she would have learned how to by now? she is an active tortoise but can only move so much until she crawls into a corner and falls asleep.. should I be concerned about this too?
thanks.