The McCoys
New Member
Hi,
I am new to this forum so apologies if I have posted this in the wrong place. I have a 3 year old Spur Thighed female tortoise, today when I was feeding her I noticed that there is a crack or split in the top of her shell. Does anyone know what can have caused this and what I can do? She originally lived with her sister but was getting bullied so at the start of the year we separated them. She has always been quite timid and has grown much slower than the other tortoise (she is half her size). She eats a varied diet, has cuttlefish in her cage and access to an outdoor run weather permitting. Eventually I will have a proper heated outdoor enclosure for her to live in but as I am selling my house there is no point setting one up here so I only put her outside when the weather is good. The other tortoise is huge and healthy so I assume I am generally looking after them ok.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I am new to this forum so apologies if I have posted this in the wrong place. I have a 3 year old Spur Thighed female tortoise, today when I was feeding her I noticed that there is a crack or split in the top of her shell. Does anyone know what can have caused this and what I can do? She originally lived with her sister but was getting bullied so at the start of the year we separated them. She has always been quite timid and has grown much slower than the other tortoise (she is half her size). She eats a varied diet, has cuttlefish in her cage and access to an outdoor run weather permitting. Eventually I will have a proper heated outdoor enclosure for her to live in but as I am selling my house there is no point setting one up here so I only put her outside when the weather is good. The other tortoise is huge and healthy so I assume I am generally looking after them ok.
Any advice would be appreciated.