plastron health

Hi, I just noticed that Fergus, my sultata, has this pink lines along the seams of his plastron scutes. I don’t know if they’ve always been there and I only for some reason just now noticed them, or if it’s something new (I really think I would’ve noticed though). His behavior is normal, eating...

Hi, i have an almost 7 month old cherry head, born on July 8, 2021- for the past two days my tort (named yoshi) hasn’t been pooping, i even tried soaking yoshi a little bit longer. thankfully today yoshi did eat well so maybe tomorrow but i was examining yoshi and i noticed some new changes. by...

So today I took my guy to his weekly bath and as I was picking him up I saw a strange white big spot on his plastron. This is him after his bath. He pooped a lot as usual. Right now he’s eating his escarole. To be honest I have no idea if he already had this discoloration before since I have...

Hi all, My little guy (who is my first tortoise) has a bit of plastron that seems to overlap like a finger nail. (Right side near middle) I soak him every day. I saw someone on YouTube give their tort a scrub with a toothbrush. Wondering if I should do that to make sure that area, including the...

This was Spock's plastron back in March 2020, roughly three months after I got her from a pet store. This picture was taken September 2020 just a few days ago. I am glad that she has been growing (look at that growth!), but I am not sure if her shell health has been improving or not. I give...

Hi! Was just wondering if this is normal? Pumpkin has been having some ridging to her plastron, she will be one year in July. I have her on mixed coco coir, cypress mulch and some areas of Pete moss and spaghnum moss, with a humid hide. Humidity ranges from 50-70 with a basking area and temps...

Hello! I got Mr. Spock, my Russian tortoise from a pet store (I know, never do that, but it was love at first sight) January 10th. Today, I was checking him over after a soak and saw that his plastron was different than expected. Please note that his carapace has battle scars on it - it is...