A Healthy Animal

In order to keep your tortoise healthy, you will want to pick up leftover food and feces out of the substrate daily, and depending on the type of substrate you have, you will want to clean out your Tortoise habitat once a month. Here are some signs of a healthy animal.

• Alert and Active
• Eats Regularly
• Clear Nose and Vent
• Clear, Bright Eyes
• Healthy Skin
• Healthy Shell

Here are some red flags.

• Soft, Discolored, or Rough Spots on Shell
• Sneezing, Mouth Breathing, Runny Nose
• Eye, Nose, or Moutn Discharge
• Abnormal Feces
• Lethargic

If any of these signs show up, please contact your animal veternarian.