soft shell

Artie is lethargic and his shell is softer than it should be. His enclosure is a large tote with a ceramic heat bulb, a MVB at 75w (we added today from the one that is like spiral and white), and also an incandescent bulb at 65watts. His cool side is 80 and the warm side fluctuates based on...

hello, I currently live in cyprus. Last year a wild tortoise came in to our garden and layed 3 beautiful tortoise eggs. After laying the eggs, the mama tortoise passed away so we decided to take care of these beautiful babies. It’s been one year and they grew so much. However we noticed that...

Hi, folks: I'm new to the community, I just got my baby sulcata this morning and I found his shell on the left side has a little dent, it seems uneven and not in balance. By the way, his shell is a little bit soft. Has anyone got this situation before? If so can it turn back to normal? Base...

Hello everyone! I have a 2 year old horsefield tortoise named Newton. Over the past three weeks he has completely stopped eating and is sleeping all the time, only waking up if pestered enough (which I don't want to do) but then going straight back to sleep when putting him back down again. Due...

Hi, I have a two year old horsefield tortoise who is recently very lethargic and has a soft springy under shell (this may have always been soft and springy, I didn't check previously). Over lock down I moved him to my Mum's (I relocated too) to make sure that there would always be someone...

Hello all Turtle lovers! I have a free Apalone spinifera, spiney soft shell turtle. I think she is female by the coloring of her shell. I am fostering her so she can be better cared for till she finds a better home. She is beautiful, looks great no infections or lacerations to her shell or...

Hi everyone! I had just recently adopted a baby Greek tortoise hatching that is around 8 weeks old, weighing in at 34grams and 1.2oz. I keep his temps normal, give him plenty of sunshine, as well as plenty of calcium in his food! He poops everyday and gets warm water soaks every morning. I...

Hello, I have an approximately 4 month old suclata hatchling. Over the last few days I've noticed his shell is soft all over both the plasteron and carapace. He also seemed to have changed colors to a darker tan. He is kept in a large bin with coco chips substrate with a humidity hide with wet...

Dozer is 3 years old and 10 lbs. Yesterday I notices these faded areas on his shell. I touched it with my nail and it scratched easily. Fungus? If so, which antifungal is advised?

Hey So a brief introduction, this isn’t about my tortoise but my friends who I am very concerned about. I own two myself and they are doing well but my friends tortoise is concerning me big time and I need advice. So my friend has an 8/9 month old spur-thighed tortoise. She (or he) is very...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and new to tortoises as well. I have a baby Greek Tortoise that's probably 12-14 weeks old. I keep it in a plastic bin that's about 16x24 with a UVB/ Heat lamp in one corner and a coconut husk (not sure if that's exactly what it's called) substrate with a...