I've noticed my Horsefield has a couple of small brown flaking patches on her shell as well as a slight green tint... is this shell rot? She also has some pitting on her top scutes which I thought were from overfeeding but now im worried it's all connected ?
I have another picture which shows the cloaca - that might be a better way to tell? I havnt actually seen it go to the toilet but I have seen after it's just been and it's messy, all stuck round the tail and under the shell so im pretty sure it doesn't straighten out.
Ok great will do.
When I first noticed it I was so worried it was blocked and wouldn't be able to go to the toilet but after we came back from the vet and it went to the toilet I was certainly less worried hence why I've just left it and kept an eye.
We got it not long before I noticed it's tail...
So last year I noticed my spur thigh has a bend or kink in its tail. It was sort of hard like the rough skin on your elbow or knee and seemed to be stuck bent. We took it to the vet and they said to just keep soaking and massaging and if nothing changed then they could either do a very costly op...