Ok so my question.Is this normal it seems like the underside is developing a ridge or something.They are growing well and gaining weight.Just a worried mum I guess
Yes and i mist them regularly.The tops of their shell is smooth and growing nicely but when I went to put the outside for some sun I noticed the bottom of their shells were developing a ridge like in the middle.
They don't seem to be uncomfortable by it but I was just curious if it was some sort of devoting problem with their shells.
Well it's winter but I live in Tx so they see a lot of sun on good day.Other than that I have a PowerSun bulb to provide sun for them when they can't go outside.
What substrate are you using? How damp is it/what is the humitity at ground level? The center line where it is raised up how does it look? kinda pink? irritated red? my torts plastron is completley smooth.
Mixture of moss and top soil-80% humidity-it's white no visible irritation or infection so it may be new growth I just got nervous..Boswers underbelly looks smooth now but peaches is still kind ridged.
Mine has this too, only occasionally if that makes sense. When he's only eating greens and no prepared foods and his growth rate slows he gets that ridge, when I feed mazuri and grassland tortoise food and he hits a growth spurt it smooths out just fine.