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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:29 pm **Health problems resolved**

Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I posted. My RES, Tootsie is now 52 yrs old and still going strong. He has only had two health problems over the years. First, when he was about 3, my older brother put a wild painted turtle he found in Tootsie's tank. The next day we noticed that the wild turtle bit his front left foot off! Fortunetely, it healed well and he has survived quite well with a club foot. He is a "very" active swimmer and loves to walk and follow me around the house. A more recent problem was with his shell that has since healed with the help of his vet. We had moved and Tootsie was in a temporary tank that didn't have enough sun. As a result he developed a scale rot. But all is ok now. He gets plenty of sun to keep his shell healthy. :mrgreen:

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:33 pm **Re: Health problems resolved**

Great to hear about Tootsie! We never did get pics of him

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 5:51 pm **Re: Health problems resolved**

That's one old turtle! Please post pictures!

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:15 am **Re: Health problems resolved**

He's 52?!! That's so exciting! I hope my Tomi lives that long! +1 for pictures!!

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 10:09 am **Re: Health problems resolved**

I think I spotted Tootsie on our FB page

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:48 am **Re: Health problems resolved**

steve wrote:I think I spotted Tootsie on our FB page

Wow thanks Steve, Tootsie is awesome! His head is completely black!

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:00 pm **Re: Health problems resolved**

He looks very cool. My male RES is mostly grey now.

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