TortyPerson
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Hi,
My first time here.
We had have our 7 year old greek for 6 months. He's had an eventful past life and arrived with some pyramiding and some damage to 2 of his scutes, which we were advised looks like an old injury because there is no redness and it seems dry. If we are looking at him from behind, they're the 2 scutes to the right of his supracaudal scute. The damage was that the top edge of the scutes were crumbled/broken away in the top layer. We don't know what the cause was.
When we got him, the damaged scutes had not lifted at all, but recently, we have noticed that the damaged edge of the 2 scutes has separated slightly from the underlying layer of the scute. It's more pronounced in the left scute but the right one seems to be lifting slightly too. The layer underneath the lifting bits seem well attached still.
I would like to ask if this is a normal progression of an injured shell - that the damaged bits gradually fall off, like a scab on a knee?!
Also if there is anything I need to do to treat it.
I'm worried that grass or something will get in under the lifted edge and tear it away from his shell. Ugh!
Apart from that he's a great fellow - lively most of the time, eating well, and full of personality. Here he is with his poor humpy shell, eating some dandelion.
Any advice much appreciated. Thanks,
TP
My first time here.
We had have our 7 year old greek for 6 months. He's had an eventful past life and arrived with some pyramiding and some damage to 2 of his scutes, which we were advised looks like an old injury because there is no redness and it seems dry. If we are looking at him from behind, they're the 2 scutes to the right of his supracaudal scute. The damage was that the top edge of the scutes were crumbled/broken away in the top layer. We don't know what the cause was.
When we got him, the damaged scutes had not lifted at all, but recently, we have noticed that the damaged edge of the 2 scutes has separated slightly from the underlying layer of the scute. It's more pronounced in the left scute but the right one seems to be lifting slightly too. The layer underneath the lifting bits seem well attached still.
I would like to ask if this is a normal progression of an injured shell - that the damaged bits gradually fall off, like a scab on a knee?!
Also if there is anything I need to do to treat it.
I'm worried that grass or something will get in under the lifted edge and tear it away from his shell. Ugh!
Apart from that he's a great fellow - lively most of the time, eating well, and full of personality. Here he is with his poor humpy shell, eating some dandelion.
Any advice much appreciated. Thanks,
TP