Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the forum. My lovely sulcata Kozmo just turned 9 today! Today I just noticed he has these marks on his shell and I’m worried that this could be shell rot or fungus.
However, my tortoise has no behavior that indicates that he’s sick. He mainly eats grass (without fertilizers/pesticides), vegetables (collard greens, mustard greens, etc.) and Mazuri pellets. Diet, urine, and poop are completely normal and he’s still very very active throughout the day. He stays in a warm dry environment and we mist him 1-2x a day, making sure he has water available daily. No abnormal breathing noises, softness to his shell, or lethargy. We do have bushes and trees in our yard purposefully put to give him shade and they are his favorite spots to hangout. He’s also at the pre-teen age where he gets destructive at times so that could also cause these marks. But most of the time he is in grass/soil.
Would appreciate a second opinion. Thanks!
However, my tortoise has no behavior that indicates that he’s sick. He mainly eats grass (without fertilizers/pesticides), vegetables (collard greens, mustard greens, etc.) and Mazuri pellets. Diet, urine, and poop are completely normal and he’s still very very active throughout the day. He stays in a warm dry environment and we mist him 1-2x a day, making sure he has water available daily. No abnormal breathing noises, softness to his shell, or lethargy. We do have bushes and trees in our yard purposefully put to give him shade and they are his favorite spots to hangout. He’s also at the pre-teen age where he gets destructive at times so that could also cause these marks. But most of the time he is in grass/soil.
Would appreciate a second opinion. Thanks!
