Help on the colour of caraspace of radiated

skyblue

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Hi all

Can you help me on my radiated
Its caraspace is not shining anymore
When i had 'stary' it is shiny
But now the colour is a bit dull
Here is the picture before nd now
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I have already cleaned stary nd put VCO

The diet is just green vegetables
I live in indonesia
Everyday i let stary stay outside in the garden
Where she get sunlight nd there is shade if she wants to have cover
The temp is 23-32 celcius


The time between before nd after is about 10 months time
 
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keepergale

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I have the same thing going on. I kind of figured it is just hard water buildup from all the spraying I do to ward off pyramiding. Someone posted on here about cleaning their shells will some kind of vinegar.
 

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i also noticed the dullness due to deposition of minerals from the hard water i use.... i then cleaned them up with filtered(RO) water that is soft water.... i use a toothbrush to remove the deposition of the salts and minerals... you can give it a try... and one more thing is that tortoise shells never literally shine unless you apply an ointment....their shells are naturally like this and even dustier in natural habitat as their shells only get washed off when it rains..... and i don't see any dullness in your tort's shell.... he/she is really gorgeous and round :)
 

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Your tortoise looks fine. You don't need to do anything for it. There is no problem.

When you say "vegetables", I hope you mean a wide variety of leafy greens.
 

skyblue

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Alright thanks for the info
It calms my mind [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
 

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It sure is beautiful.
 

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Gorgeous tort!
 

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