Bubbles, the Soft-Shelled Tortoise: From Neglect to Rescue

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Raised for 4 years in nothing more than a wooden box with a household bulb, this surrendered leopard tortoise is the absolute worst case of neglect we’ve ever seen. Her shell should be solid bone at her size but instead it’s squishy and when she breathes, you can actually see her shell contract due to severe metabolic bone disease. She can’t walk correctly and drags her body around from her bones being too soft.
Can Garden State Tortoise save her and if so, will she have any quality of life?

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However you made it here, thank you and welcome to Garden State Tortoise. Garden State Tortoise is home to hundreds of animals from all around the world. We are a family dedicated to adventure, conservation of wildlife, and all things nature. We are a reptile rescue and breeding facility for more than ten years, offering refuge to those who need it, and working everyday to protect the beautiful world of reptiles in any way we can. Here on our YouTube channel you will be able to join us on our animal adventures while learning how to care for, protect, properly identify, feed and even breed many species of turtle, tortoise, snake and lizard. We even work with frogs and salamanders! We hope you enjoy our videos and help us share them with the world so we can continue to educate people of all ages about herpetology.

Chris and Casey Leone