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Hello,
Otis is approx. 8 months old. She's a Hermann's tortoise and eats normally, is active. Her basking temp is 35 degrees Celsius, sometimes 37. Her cooler area is 19-22 degrees Celsius, her general warmer area is 22-25. She's on a sterilised soil substrate.
I've noticed that there is a slight crack on her plastron, nearer the bottom of the shell. It seems pretty harmless as it is barely uplifted / noticeable, but I am worried nevertheless and was wondering if it could pose any problems.
I thought maybe she has been scraping it against the rock(s) that is/are in her basking area. They're flat pebbles, not risen or sharp, but maybe long term contact has caused it?
Anyway. Here's a picture (sorry for the bad quality, but it's rather hard to focus. If it isn't clear enough, just tell me so I can sharpen the image).
Any suggestions?
Thank you so much.
Olivia
Otis is approx. 8 months old. She's a Hermann's tortoise and eats normally, is active. Her basking temp is 35 degrees Celsius, sometimes 37. Her cooler area is 19-22 degrees Celsius, her general warmer area is 22-25. She's on a sterilised soil substrate.
I've noticed that there is a slight crack on her plastron, nearer the bottom of the shell. It seems pretty harmless as it is barely uplifted / noticeable, but I am worried nevertheless and was wondering if it could pose any problems.
I thought maybe she has been scraping it against the rock(s) that is/are in her basking area. They're flat pebbles, not risen or sharp, but maybe long term contact has caused it?
Anyway. Here's a picture (sorry for the bad quality, but it's rather hard to focus. If it isn't clear enough, just tell me so I can sharpen the image).
Any suggestions?
Thank you so much.
Olivia