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    Mac is turning 2. Is his shell looking ok?

    Mac is turning 2. Just wanting to make sure his shell is looking ok. His tort table is partially closed and has a steady 50% humidity and basking area is low 90's with a cool spot of upper 70's. Nighttime temp is low 70's with a ceramic bulb. He's eating lots of kale, dandelion, romaine, and...
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    Found out my pricey ZooMed UVB lamps are junk

    Took my 3 month old ZooMed UVB MVB bulbs in to get checked today at my vet. I use a 100 & a 160 watt. The 100 watt is 12" off the substrate and the 160 watt is 18" above and the table maintains a perfect temp and humidity however I'm depriving our poor guy of any UV & UVB to speak of. The 100...
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    Found a spot on Mac's shell I'm concerned about

    After a visit to the vet this morning the Dr said his shell was fine. Everything checked out and is good and healthy, whew. I get worried about our little guy.
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    Concerned about Mac's shell

    I have a tort table and have a little more than 2/3 of the top covered with plexiglass to maintain the humidity. I took him to an exotic pet vet this morning for a check up. The Dr said affer the exam that his shell looked fine. Gave him a dose of de wormer for good measure and wants me to bring...
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    Concerned about Mac's shell

    It doesn't scrape off and is hard. It's almost like the shell has naturally grown like this or was scraped early on and is like a scar. I'm just going to get him in to a vet and see what they've got to say so I know for sure. This is our first tortoise and I've followed to the T what I'd...
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    Concerned about Mac's shell

    When we got Mac back in April I noticed a spot on the bottom of his shell near his left rear leg. The area is not soft to the touch in fact it's pretty hard. I've taken a pic of it several times since his arrival and after his soak today it just doesn't look right. The humidity in his tort table...
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    Found a spot on Mac's shell I'm concerned about

    Here's a good zoomed in pic of it
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    Found a spot on Mac's shell I'm concerned about

    I've noticed a spot on the bottom right of Mac's shell near his left rear leg. The three pics were taken in order April 20th, May 12th and today after his soak. The spot is not discolored and isn't soft at all to the touch but after looking at the older pics it almost looks as if it is getting...
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    Mac enjoying a lazy day

    Mac's doing great adjusting to his new home. He's been with us for almost 3 months and has put on 25 grams or so. He's enjoying the new plants in his enclosure but the bark house I made won't fit well with all of the new stuff we've added so the old, boring upside down pot was put back in. I've...
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    Mac taking a nap

    happened to catch Mac taking a nap after breakfas t but he looked a bit uncomfortable with his head laying on the ground. I know I hate getting a kink in my neck after a snooze so I put a couple pieces of bark in front of him and it looks like he appreciated the makeshift pillow. The wife says...
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    Discovered some spots on Mac's she'll today

    Disregard post,sorry. My daughter was home freaking out and sent me the pics so I posted it while I was out and about. I get home, notice 2 pots close to the enclosure wall have some white, chalky stuff on their sides and realized he squeezed between them, rubbing the white stuff onto his shell...
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    Discovered some spots on Mac's she'll today

    Sorry for the messed up format. I posted from my phone and it tends to duplicate pics and mess up the format of my original post. The large dark spot on the bottom left of his shell was dirt. My girl didn't wipe it off prior to taking the pic.
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    Discovered some spots on Mac's she'll today

    After his daily soak I noticed some white spots that I've never seen on the top of his shell. I just wanna make sure everything is ok. He has a few different looking spots on the bottom of his shell but I think they're scrapes from going over rocks in his enclosure. They're not soft or flaky and...
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    Any clue what this succulent is?

    Lexiii you are correct! I was able to find some pics of a senecio articulata and that's exactly what it looks like. Sure hope mine blooms this pretty.
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