What in the world are these white protusions

Thundersnow · Jun 24, 2026

Pumpkin is a Brazilian Cherry head.I noticed in the middle of some of Pumpkins red spots on her legs.These small white things appear to be partially out of or stuck onto her red spots. Any one know? She is eating and active big poops.I soak her every other day to every two days. Thanks

Tom · Jun 24, 2026

The pics blur when I try to zoom in. As best I can tell, that looks like the rear of the carapace? If yes, it might be white due to fungal infection. RFs are prone to shell rot on the plastron if kept in conditions that are too wet too much of the time.

Fangorn · Jun 24, 2026

Do redfoots have femoral pores? If it was an iguana that's what I would suggest.

Thundersnow · Jun 24, 2026

Tom said:
The pics blur when I try to zoom in. As best I can tell, that looks like the rear of the carapace? If yes, it might be white due to fungal infection. RFs are prone to shell rot on the plastron if kept in conditions that are too wet too much of the time.

I tried to clean up the photo a bit and circled the area with yellow lines pointing to those white dots. They resemble a whitehead that has opened being a little bit of that white is above her red spots looks like a zit that was lightly squeezed. she is sleeping right now. I can get better photos tomorrow. Tom thank you for responding.

Fangorn · Jun 24, 2026

My brain completely mis-processed the first photos. I thought the light colored anal scute was something exuding from her skin. Oi. I'll stop talking now.

Best of luck.

Tom · Jun 24, 2026

Fangorn said:
My brain completely mis-processed the first photos. I thought the light colored anal scute was something exuding from her skin. Oi. I'll stop talking now.

Best of luck.

I did too.

Tom · Jun 24, 2026

Thundersnow said:
I tried to clean up the photo a bit and circled the area with yellow lines pointing to those white dots. They resemble a whitehead that has opened being a little bit of that white is above her red spots looks like a zit that was lightly squeezed. she is sleeping right now. I can get better photos tomorrow. Tom thank you for responding.

I can see what you are talking about now, but it still blurs when I try to zoom in. I've never seen that sort of ting before.

COmtnLady · Jun 24, 2026

It looks to me like insect eggs laid in the skin/soft tissue. No idea what kind or what to do about it.

Yvonne G · Jun 25, 2026

Because it's in the exact center of the red spot on both places, it seems to.me to be part of the tortoise. See if you can dislodge i with a tweezers or something. try a long warm soak first

Yvonne G · Jun 25, 2026

Yvonne G said:
Because it's in the exact center of the red spot on both places, it seems to.me to be part of the tortoise. See if you can dislodge it with a tweezers or something. try a long warm soak first

Thundersnow · Jun 25, 2026

Here are two more photos I have circle and marked with lines goiong to the white dots in the middle. These photos were taken when I took her out of her hide. Yesterdays photos were after a soak which made the white centers look brighter.

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