Why cant my tortiose walk?

by hayley
(birkenhead)

my tortoise cant walk and dosnt lift himself up off his shell he just seems to drag it with him also if he dose walk a few steps he will just stop and go to sleep is this normal?

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Feb 12, 2010
sick tortoise
by: Anonymous

Take your tortoise to the vet. The vet and see the symptoms and can ask you important questions.

Best wishes.

Feb 03, 2010
How old is your tortoise?
by: Emily

How old is your tortoise?

Feb 03, 2010
This could be MBD
by: The Greek Tortoise Guild

Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) has numerous symptoms and I heard that this one of them. I would recommend taking him to a veterinarian that specializes in reptiles to see if he has MBD. Even if you don't think he has this debilitating disease, there is something wrong here and your vet will be able to better help you know what it is than anyone on a blog.
Feel free to respond to this post or directly to my blog at TheGreekTortoiseGuild.blogspot.com if I can help any further.
Good luck!

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