blood on my tortoise shell

William Lee Kohler

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It’s very hot and dry in Riyadh. Imho, the affected area is right around the shell edge where the other Bully tort just contines to rub, bang and bully. Those sharp edges of a tort’s shell can easily cause that raw rough damaged bloody area. I don’t think a shell fungus looks “bloody” and bruised.

Of course I realize the climate factor and it raises the question. However it looks to me more like eruptions rather than impactions. Still and of course the separation is a wise idea either way.
 

puffinboots

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Your tortoise with the ‘bloody ‘shell looks very much like my tortoises. I have never seen blood on any of mine except once when I put some wire over the babies tub & unfortunately someone got scratched. Saw blood but never found which one had been bleeding. You have the ideal climate for that tortoise, as long as you have sand & a nice shady place for it to hide away in the heat. What is the sex? It looks fairly mature. Good luck !
 

puffinboots

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Wow...thsts a ton of torts.
Yes they are very dusty , I’m afraid. Will try to scrub them up, & massage some coconut oil into their shells, but I expect that will only make the dust stick more. I have noticed that a couple of my 4 year olds female have definable signs of pyramiding. I will snap the worst one tomorrow. Will that badly affect their ability to be mated successfully? Surely it would make it more difficult.
 

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Yes they are very dusty , I’m afraid. Will try to scrub them up, & massage some coconut oil into their shells, but I expect that will only make the dust stick more. I have noticed that a couple of my 4 year olds female have definable signs of pyramiding. I will snap the worst one tomorrow. Will that badly affect their ability to be mated successfully? Surely it would make it more difficult.
Let's don't derail athcc's thread about blood on the shell. Start a new thread to ask your breeding question please.
 
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