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Hello! I am a new Red Foot Mommy and could use all the help I can get. I had thought I had done my research before I had the little guy shipped, but every day I learn more and realize I don't know it all. I just want to keep the little guy healthy so he has a long, long life. The sites turtletary & redfoots.com have helped me get on the right path. I just wish I had been aware of these sites BEFORE we got our baby. His estimated age is 8-9 months. We have had him for 4+ mons. My latest crisis has been what I believe to be a shell fungus. (I've havent figured out how to attached pictures, but can email them to who ever can help or review.) I followed treatment from turtletary for a week now using betadine and 1% clotrimazole cream. I have stopped cleaning with betadine and just use the cream once a day now. He had the white crusty patches on his plastron ever since we got him but they are gone now since treatment. Vet said it was just evidence of where the egg yoke had been (?), but it started to spread and got increasing worse. Also, does anyone have experience or would recommend the Zoo Med Tortoise house? Would our RF be considered a hatchling or Juvenile?