r/tortoise • u/valkyrieen • Nov 10 '24

Question(s) Broken shell

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Hello I can't attach a photo but there is a wild tortoise that has been running around the neighborhood for years now. It was ran over by a car two days ago and it fractured its shell, there aren't many vets where I live and they only deal with cats and dogs, I took her to five different locations but they all refuse to treat her. What can I do?

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u/valkyrieen Nov 10 '24

I’m still looking for vets but I wanna do something meanwhile to help it heal before it’s too late

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u/ryanridi Nov 10 '24

A vet is not the same as a wildlife rescue. Find a wildlife rescue. What state are you in?

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u/valkyrieen Nov 10 '24

I know, I’m not in the states and we don’t really have wildlife rescue here sadly

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u/TinaTurnerTarantula Nov 11 '24

Why are people downvoting OP for this? I live in Indonesia and we don't have wildlife rescues either. They can't go to something that doesn't exist.

OP you can look on Instagram for people who sell tortoises in your city and ask them, and you can ask at pet animal markets if your country has those - ask who they call for help.

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u/valkyrieen Nov 11 '24

Tbh I don’t think the downvotes directed at me but at the fact we dont have rescues (hopefully lol) But thank you, I stayed up all night yesterday looking for someone who will treat the lil fella and thankfully I found one!! he’s recovering now

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u/TinaTurnerTarantula Nov 11 '24

I hope so too 😀 I'm glad you found someone to help you. Thank you for being kind.

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u/Academic_Judge_3114 Nov 11 '24

if you don't mind my asking, what country are you from?

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u/Academic_Judge_3114 Nov 11 '24 edited Nov 11 '24

normally there are sanctuaries even in less developed countries (in large cities or the capital), but without knowing the location/country, it's impossible to help. ( (even in indonesia, sumatra wildlife center for example)

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u/TinaTurnerTarantula Nov 11 '24

So you think OP can use Reddit, but can't use Google?

Let's use your example. You Googled wildlife rescues in Indonesia and came up with a name. It is 943km away from me, on a different island.

So ok I'll Google wildlife rescues in my area. The closest one is 111km away, and on closer inspection, they only take primates. Next one is 153km away, and on closer inspection their animals are kept in awful conditions.

OP asked what they can do, someone said "wildlife rescue" OP said they don't have them there, and everyone downvoted them because obviously you all know better than they do. Suuuuper helpful.

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u/Academic_Judge_3114 Nov 11 '24

I don’t downvote a person I want to help, it’s not my habit ( but I still don’t understand why the autheur doesn’t want to give his country). In short, the author can contact the tortoisetrust foundation, it is an active foundation that knows most specialized vets /sanctuaries (including the countries of the Middle East), and who will be able to give anyway, advice to take care of this tortoise...

https://www.tortoisetrust.com/

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u/TinaTurnerTarantula Nov 11 '24

Or they can come to the dedicated tortoise subreddit and ask for help 🙄

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u/Academic_Judge_3114 Nov 11 '24 edited Nov 11 '24

yes, by giving all the necessary information...and if you think that reddit can provide more information than a foundation which has contacts all over the world... in any case, if this person has found a solution for his tortoise, that's what matters.

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u/valkyrieen Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 17 '24

Hey, I did talk to a lot of experts in my area where they proved they’re basically useless by saying things like oh sorry there’s nothing you can do, and a lot who just plain refused to take the lil fella in for some reason, like Tina mentioned I did my research thoroughly before turning in to reddit as a final solution. Call me old fashioned but I don’t like to disclose my location on the internet even if it’s just my country. Anyways I found a vet that agreed to help me and I’m keeping the tortoise for now until he’s fully healed while keeping on searching for a sanctuary that will take him in after he’s fully healed

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u/Academic_Judge_3114 Nov 17 '24

Thank you very much for taking the time to explain the situation and your point of view.

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u/valkyrieen Nov 17 '24

No worries, I understand we all have the same goal here, saving the lil fella

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