Help me and my buddy please

eskimo

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I feel helpless. my russian tortoise lower shell is deteriorating since I got him a year ago. he gets one hour of sunlight a day. He gets tortoise pellets with occasional fruit pieces and salad.
and where I live(south asia) there are barely any dark vegetables so I stick with tortoise pellets.he doesnt seem in pain and his lower shell is giving me anxiety alot as the line in the middle seems to be getting wider whereas when i got it it was thin, educate me on this please.
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also friends tell me if there's some medicine i can use to fix this please.
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Tom

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That is not deterioration, that is new growth. Your tortoise is growing.

They should never get fruit. The best foods are the right weeds and leaves. Give this a read:
 
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