https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/16032/snare-type-wound-tortoise Hi there I&#39;ve just seen a 46year old tortoise today. After hibernation the owners removed a strip of shredded paper from around the right hind leg, it has left a deep cut in the leg, looks like it might be very close to the bone. The main concernen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/96141?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:24:13 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e711073a-56a4-4512-bc1b-97ce80da09d0Gillian Mostyn<p><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/96117?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:58:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:21a4cd8c-58d5-4535-9982-0a7f9ad8937adachsie_4<p>This tortoise ended up having the leg amputated and is doing well</p> <p>Monika</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/95092?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:51:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9c3bff31-7e6d-4740-93f2-9955e14e587fGillian Mostyn<p>If the leg is going crispy it sounds like a full amputation is required - a partial will only work if the stump is long enough to lift the shell off the ground. &nbsp;The good news is that they do brilliantly on 3 legs as long as you give them something to prop up the shell on that corner - &nbsp;the choice will depend on size and weight of tortoise! All the way from half a ping-pong/golf/ tennis ball up to a full metal castor from a DIY shop!&nbsp;</p> <p>I would be concerned, like you, as to why the tortoise was left so long and whether its current health and future husbandry will be good enough for recovery. Obviously bloods and full body radiographs (especially horizontal beam to check lungs) would be a very good idea first.</p> <p>Good luck!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>