dylandrea
New Member
So I've noticed that when one of my Red Foot tortoises, Buddy, is dry, these white chalky lines show up in the creases of his shell. Buddy is about 1.5 years old. I never thought much of these lines, and they have never worsened over time. Still, I have started to get paranoid that it could be shell rot. He is kept with his sister Ellie, who is a few months younger than him. She does not have these white lines when she is dry.
Tonight I lifted Buddy up and noticed that he's got a strange pattern on his plastron. It's a lighter color than the rest of his shell and only on the sides where the yellow is. This might be for all Red Foots but I just thought I would ask about it as well. Also, Buddy does not have the white lines on his plastron, only on his back.
I have included pictures of Buddy's shell and plastron, his shell has had that defect since birth but I think it makes him special.
Tonight I lifted Buddy up and noticed that he's got a strange pattern on his plastron. It's a lighter color than the rest of his shell and only on the sides where the yellow is. This might be for all Red Foots but I just thought I would ask about it as well. Also, Buddy does not have the white lines on his plastron, only on his back.
I have included pictures of Buddy's shell and plastron, his shell has had that defect since birth but I think it makes him special.