Could this be fungus?

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Tortoise fungus seems to be a lot rarer than turtle fungus, but I am really not sure if this is indeed fungus. If so I would worry about the spread to other ones. Please give me advice. Thanks in advance!
 

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BTW this is a greek tortoise I raised from a hatchling.
It could be. (I don't think it is)
Buy some inexpensive ATHLETES FOOT CREAM and apply it to those areas once a day for 5 days.
If it's fungal. That'll kill it. If it's not fungal, there will be no harm done.
Is your substrate very wet? Or urine soaked?
 

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It could be. (I don't think it is)
Buy some inexpensive ATHLETES FOOT CREAM and apply it to those areas once a day for 5 days.
If it's fungal. That'll kill it. If it's not fungal, there will be no harm done.
Is your substrate very wet? Or urine soaked?
Thank you. The substrate used to be wet to increase humidity when he was young. How he is outside and the substrate is almost completely dry.
 

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I agree with Zeropilot. Don't think it is but won't hurt to treat anyway.
 

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Tortoise fungus seems to be a lot rarer than turtle fungus, but I am really not sure if this is indeed fungus. If so I would worry about the spread to other ones. Please give me advice. Thanks in advance!
I don't see any fungus, but the picture isn't tack sharp. Could you try to post a sharper image? I'm just seeing a normal plastron. Thanks!
 

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I don't see any fungus, but the picture isn't tack sharp. Could you try to post a sharper image? I'm just seeing a normal plastron. Thanks!
Thank you. Hope this looks better
 

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