Does my girl have shell rot?

SillySherbet

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I was giving my little one a soak and as usual, I check over her shell to see if she is okay. (When I first got her, she had chips missing from her shell)

Nothing seemed out of the usual until I flipped her over and seen this pink spot. It's not soft, but it does bubble out VERY slightly. I'm not sure if it's shell rot but I'm worried. She has been through a lot already with her shell being all weird..20191112_184402.jpg 20191112_185118.jpg 20191112_185122.jpg
 

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It almost looks like a TICK.
But what it is NOT is shell fungus.
See if it wipes off with the edge of a credit card of popsicle stick.
That won't hurt her? I tried to scratch at it VERY lightly with my nail and it didn't come off. I also scrubbed it with a tooth brush.
 

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How old is your tort? Because babies still have remnants of the egg sac that will slowly be absorbed
 

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I am not totally sure how old she is she is about.. 3 inches in diameter and I've had her for almost 4 months now. I have before and after pictures of the area that this pink spot sprouted from. 20191112_204152.jpg 20190901_141746.jpg
 

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