Onidara
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I going to post this because of the 5 Bolvarins I have seen in the last week all 5 had shell rot but the caretaker before me thought it was normal and this was multiple people if you see white on the belly like this
That's shell rot and if left alone too long it will eat though the shell. I've seen some that were bleeding a bit because it eat so much though the shell. Now this is caused because Redfoots need humidity so some people wet the substance and leave it at that well that causes shell rot. The best way to prevent it I found is go humidity use a humidifier and attach a hose to it to pump the humidified air in, also in their hide go and buy those big yellow sponges and put Velcro on them then attach them to the roof of the hide on the inside that way you can pull them off wet them and then put them back on in the inside and it will increase the humidity a lot. This is what I've been doing for my Redfoots and i have over 20 of them and not one of them has ever got shell rot and they are all smooth shelled because I can keep the humidity in the upper 80s without worrying about how wet it is in there. I'm just so tried of seeing Redfoots with shell rot when it is so easy to prevent and stop.
That's shell rot and if left alone too long it will eat though the shell. I've seen some that were bleeding a bit because it eat so much though the shell. Now this is caused because Redfoots need humidity so some people wet the substance and leave it at that well that causes shell rot. The best way to prevent it I found is go humidity use a humidifier and attach a hose to it to pump the humidified air in, also in their hide go and buy those big yellow sponges and put Velcro on them then attach them to the roof of the hide on the inside that way you can pull them off wet them and then put them back on in the inside and it will increase the humidity a lot. This is what I've been doing for my Redfoots and i have over 20 of them and not one of them has ever got shell rot and they are all smooth shelled because I can keep the humidity in the upper 80s without worrying about how wet it is in there. I'm just so tried of seeing Redfoots with shell rot when it is so easy to prevent and stop.