Is this shell rot?

John Franzwa

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Hello, I posted two threads awhile ago regarding my Russian tortoises shell and realized that she may have shell rot, it seems to have become worse than before.
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The picture above is the original and the below is current.
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The picture above (second pic) is before betadine application and this one below (third pic) is after betadine application View attachment 181308
 

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I'm not sure based on the picture. Athlete's foot cream applied to the affected area (if it's shell rot) does wonders.
 

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Maybe.
Maybe just a scrape.
But sometimes a scrape will become a fungus magnet.
Put a dab of athletes foot cream on it.
It will do no harm and will only fix it if anything.
 

John Franzwa

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I'm not sure based on the picture. Athlete's foot cream applied to the affected area (if it's shell rot) does wonders.
Maybe.
Maybe just a scrape.
But sometimes a scrape will become a fungus magnet.
Put a dab of athletes foot cream on it.
It will do no harm and will only fix it if anything.

Thanks I applied some a while ago after I asked and it seems to be fine now!
 
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