Advice needed for shell damage

[Alaskamike]

Sassy Sally
Adopted a very nice 36 lb Slucata this Sunday.

Very personable ( like most Sully's) and well taken care of.
She has a bit of a shell issue - center caprice. She was hit by a car at 2 yo. She is now 8. They didn't do anything but allow her to heal - if she would - and she did. Now 6 yrs later you can still plainly see damage and I would appreciate ideas / opinions about possible care of this area. When I got her she was a bit dry , and the area where there is no shell was chalky and white. I could scrape off bits of the chalky stuff with my fingernail. It was crumbly. The raised portion of the top Shute is up about 1/2 inch from the open area.
When I push on the lifted shell it does give a little but none of the area seems spongy. She shows no signs of distress - eats like a pig and very active. Eliminates like a cow. Hahaha

So , any suggestions of what to do ? Look out for ? Leave alone? This is my first tortoise with a damaged caprice. And while I did research what I could. Have not found an old injury healing like this. I am particularly concerned with how lifted the damaged shutes are and the cracks in shell still evident.

I do have some concerns for mold / fungus / bacteria getting under the split and raised shutes. Should I?
Thanks in advance.
I'll post the photos
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[Aunt Caffy]

You have a beautiful girl. I don't have any advice, but I'm posting because recent activity on a post sometimes gets more people looking for some reason.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

@Tom @Yvonne G will know what to do. I would say its an old injury and just to leave it alone.

 

[Jodie]

I second that. She looks great. I bet it will take care of itself. I would just keep it hydrated.

 

[Alaskamike]

Thanks
I Have had more time now to evaluate and aGree there is nothing needed but regular good environment I'm putting just a bit of lamisol on the cracks and open area once a week to discourage mold from taking hold

sal's injury was 6 yrs ago. My main concern was how dry and even a bit grainy the open area was. But with the humidity and rain we've had this month it's not that way now.

It was obviously a pretty severe crush wound to top of shell. Amazing what they can survive sometimes.

 

[Careym13]

Wow that looks like it was a nasty injury. She's lucky to be in your care now!

 

[Stan N.]

Sassy Sally
Adopted a very nice 36 lb Slucata this Sunday.

Very personable ( like most Sully's) and well taken care of.
She has a bit of a shell issue - center caprice. She was hit by a car at 2 yo. She is now 8. They didn't do anything but allow her to heal - if she would - and she did. Now 6 yrs later you can still plainly see damage and I would appreciate ideas / opinions about possible care of this area. When I got her she was a bit dry , and the area where there is no shell was chalky and white. I could scrape off bits of the chalky stuff with my fingernail. It was crumbly. The raised portion of the top Shute is up about 1/2 inch from the open area.
When I push on the lifted shell it does give a little but none of the area seems spongy. She shows no signs of distress - eats like a pig and very active. Eliminates like a cow. Hahaha

So , any suggestions of what to do ? Look out for ? Leave alone? This is my first tortoise with a damaged caprice. And while I did research what I could. Have not found an old injury healing like this. I am particularly concerned with how lifted the damaged shutes are and the cracks in shell still evident.

I do have some concerns for mold / fungus / bacteria getting under the split and raised shutes. Should I?
Thanks in advance.
I'll post the photos
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I would apply a salt paste and work it in under the layers if they are starting to flake. This helps dry the area under the flakes and aids in healing by drying out the underlying shell. After 2 hours of drying time, rinse the salt paste off. The white powdery stuff is normal to find it under the dead scutes .And you can spray on virkon s to disinfect the layers. Just dilute a tablet in a 15 ounce sprayer . My adopted sully , now 13 had 3rd degree shell burns from previous owner when the sully knocked over the grill and the coals burnt him. He get this treatment once a month and gets weekly soaks. Treating him like this for almost 3 years and doing and looking good, thank God and the exotic pet vet!

 

[Stan N.]

 

[Stan N.]

A few recent pics of what has come off. Still a long way to go. He eats like a cow !