Looking for a buddy for my Leopard Tortoise with a chronic respiritory infection.

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My Leopard Tortoise, Toby, has been treated several times for his respiratory infection, that he came to us with, upon rescue. We have an outdoor enclosure for our tortoises, and I would like to build one for Toby and a buddy. I would like to find another tortoise that he can co-habitate with that is in a similar situation. I have 4 other tortoises, but I do not want them to get sick. 719-250-9401

 

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What pathogen(s) was diagnosed in your tortoise? This is necessary to know for finding a compatible animal.

 

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I was told after multiple treatments that Toby’s infection is Mycoplasma.

 

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That helps. I was going to ask for the species -- presumably testing determined this -- but a quick search seems to indicate that coinfection with Mycoplasma species doesn't correlate with disease progression or symptoms.

Good luck with your search.

 

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Thank you, I really want him to have a buddy. He is very social and always reacts to any movement, following whoever in in the room. He was a rescue from an older gentleman who rescued him from a home that was part of a land fire. unfortunately his only fed him canned veggies and never in the sun or heat. He was free to walk around his home and would sit over a heater vent to warm up. He gave him a soak once a month. Sad situation, but he has gained 6lbs with us and is thriving, even with his infection, and multiple attempts to treat. I would like to get him outside into an area of his own, instead of in a smaller/boring space. He is 6 years old and hopefully has a long life ahead of him, just not alone. My Sulcatas have a haven outside and I wish he could share it, but that is not an option.