Hello!
Can someone help me identify what this is? Is this a scale falling off his face? Or is this a vet emergency issue? Eating and drinking good! Just looks like a scale that’s coming off his face but I’m not too sure if this is normal for the cheek area? Thanks!
It’s the 2 front, left and right scutes. I tried getting a good picture of it.. it’s hard! (Lol) but they appear sunken in. So instead of pyramiding, they are going in? But it doesn’t look major. Thank you! I take pride in making sure my torts are well off!
Hi!
I just noticed my 8 month old Greek tortoise has these 2 “sunken” in scutes on his shell. Is this something to be worried about or is this part of the normal growth? Thanks!
and yes, husbandry is perfect. He has a 4X6 enclosure.. humidity at 75% (for winter times). Cool spot at 80 degrees...
Okay thank you! Everything I have is correct. Soaking 3-4 times a week right now and eating nothing but greens! Just wanted to make sure nothing bad is happening so I can take him to the vet etc! Thanks everyone for the help!
Hi everyone. Just a quick question. I have a 8mo old Greek tortoise and he is healthy as can be, although, this morning I noticed this on his shell scutes. They’re scutes but clear? Is this an early sign of MBD??? Or is this normal for growing scutes on a tortoise? They are clear.
thanks!
No problem. I will try to find some answers because my baby Greek is having the same thing happen! I’m assuming it’s just the scutes growing but I’ll let you know what I find out
Hi! So my baby Greek (8-9mo old) has the same thing happening around his side scutes. It looks like a clear shell is growing and I’m panicking thinking it could be MBD or early signs of it, although my husbandry is outstanding and I give him his D3 + cal every day. Do you know if this is normal...
Hi! So my baby Greek (8-9mo old) has the same thing happening around his side scutes. It looks like a clear shell is growing and I’m panicking thinking it could be MBD or early signs of it, although my husbandry is outstanding and I give him his D3 + cal every day. Do you know if this is normal...
Hi everyone,
I just discovered ants in my outdoor tortoise table... ahhhhggggg. I hate ants and they were all in the soil/food.
what if a different substrate I can use that won’t attract ants like soil/eco earth will?
I was thinking something like chips...or cypress mulch?
Thanks!
Rosty
Sorry - I didn’t make that clear. I have a hatchling Greek right now as well the rescued adult Russian tortoise (pictured above) - I was just referencing it for size because the Russian is much larger than even a hatchling, so I assumed he was 5+ years old! Thanks again for the help
thank you! I have a hatchling Greek right now and I was assuming more than 5 years because of his shell.... he was in such a tiny area at the pet store and as much as I hate buying from stores like that... I couldn’t let this guy sit in a tiny 10 gal tank. I’ll agree that I think he’s probably...
Hi!
Just rescued this Russian tortoise and I can’t seem to identify if it’s a male/female as well as the age?? The place I rescued it from said it was about 2 years old... but the tortoise seems way older and bigger.
Any help on the sex and age of this little one?
So mercury bulbs are no good? Almost every website and forums I’ve read said those are the best bulbs to use.. I’ll look into a UVB hood. Now what’s a good heating/basking bulb if I can’t use a mercury bulb?