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What do you think? I know torts peel on their heads sometimes but I've never had one do it, so....! Just making sure
tortoisenerd said:Some peeling is definitely normal, but to me, that almost looks like someone picked at the peeling skin to create a large area? Picking at it is a bad thing to do. I am used to seeing smaller peeling patches on my Russian, not one big ones. Soaks can help. Hard to tell if this is in the normal range. If no one picked at it, maybe the tort is scraping the neck on its shell more than typical? Sorry, not familiar with the breed. Has a Vitamin A shot been given? Do you supplement vitamins? I'm thinking out of the box that a slight overdose was given. Just throwing ideas out without much information. I don't see any immediate cause for worry, but I'd want to consult with someone familiar with this breed to see if they have seen this (if none of the things anyone said here sounds like it). Good luck!