Redfoot scutes are missing... need advice

[gustaf]

Ya i have 2 males and 3 females . I may end up keeping her seperate.

 

[gustaf]

I realize i spelled advice wrong but i cant seem to edit that part of the post. Oh well lol

 

[gustaf]

Thanks for fixing that whoever did it.

 

[dmmj]

no problem

 

[stojanovski92113]

OMG...interesting! I've never seen anything like that!! Poor tortoise! I wonder if she is in pain?!

 

[bouaboua]

Poor thing....So sorry for him/her!

 

[dmmj]

I doubt she is in pain, the tissue is like fingernails.

 

[mike taylor]

I would put some athletes foot cream on her . Treated like rot encase she has a fungus . But it could be an old burn from heat lamps .

 

[gustaf]

I thought about it. I did buy some Lotramin AF. But i dont see any obvious fungus on her shell anywhere. But im thinking about trying to somehow gently work some under the edge of a couple scutes that are lifting a little on the edge. Perhaps there could possibly be some kind of fungus under the scutes causing them to seperate and fall off. Im not quite sure how to get it under the edges of the scutes. I dont want to make em looser or pop them off.

 

[WillTort2]

I would definitely keep her separate.

Good luck!

 

[SophieThomas04]

I know this is 8 years old but was there any updates?