Please Help (pink plastron)

Brodie

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Hi all,
Ive noticed my tortoise has a pinky tint on the bottom of his shell and i was looking for advice, he is eating and drinking as normal but i am concerned as one of my friends said it could be septicaemia but i am not sure, ill attatch a photo so any help would be appreciated.

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Can you please post pictures of the enclosure with the temperatures and lighting please.
 

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I am not a Vet, but that does not look like the septicemia I have seen. His throat looks normal and so does his plastron.
 

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I'm not a vet either.

The pink mostly follows growth lines, and when there is new growth there is an increase in blood flow to that area. So I think it is completely normal.

When a tortoise has septicemia, he is very sick, and certainly not eating and drinking normally.
 

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