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[Kolorbl1nd]

ok so tanker has had this spot for over a month. its been getting worse. it started out looking like a crack. it has never been soft, smelly or had pus. i began treating him with the betadine solution. it seemed to help, i think. it began flaking off, revealing what looks like new shell underneath. Im worried about it though. could it be overfeeding, aka hes fat. if you have any suggestions or ideas please let me know asap. thank you. i plan on taking him to the vet that i go to in one of the upcoming weekends.

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[luvpetz27]

Hi there

I do not have an answer for you but hopefully you will get someone to reply soon.
Good luck to you!

 

[Yvonne G]

It's an old injury. You should leave it alone. While Betadine is good for killing off germs on a new injury, it also inhibits the growth of new cells, so should not be used for an extended period of time. The damage that has been done, has been done. The damaged keratin might flake off more, or it might be all finished flaking off. The white underneath the spot is bone. New keratin will grow UNDERNEATH that bone and eventually the dead bone will flake off the the new shell will be there. But this takes a very long time, maybe even over a year or more.

 

[Kolorbl1nd]

Thank you so much Emysemys. I was very worried. im still going to take him to the vet to make sure everything else is good. he is very active and has been eating and peeing and pooping just fine. i havnt been giving him regular soakings because i didnt want to make it worse. should i give him soakings again 2 times a week?

 

[ascott]

Soak him As Yvonne said, he looks aok and that would not be an issue area for me....and what a beautiful beautiful tort...

 

[Kolorbl1nd]

Soak him As Yvonne said, he looks aok and that would not be an issue area for me....and what a beautiful beautiful tort...

Thank you ascott, he is beautiful. He always looks people right in the eye. He's so active and silly at times. I see that people are giving their tortoises blankets, do u think it's a good idea?