Shedding or fungus or ????

[hessbrit]

Hey guys! Squirt is my first reptile so I'm not entirely sure what a normal shed looks like. Can anyone tell what the white spots on his front legs (top) may be?

 

[mike taylor]

Looks like he is rubbing his leg on his shell. It also could be the coconut coir you gave as substrate has made your little guy dirty and that is a clean spot .

 

[hessbrit]

When I look up close it looks like that very top layer is missing. Is there any way to prevent him from rubbing? I don't want him to hurt himself.

 

[turtlelady80]

From what I see he looks fine and that's just his skin. Obviously you see something that your worrying about. If i were you, just check his shell (whatever part of his shell he'd be rubbing against the skin) and see if it's really pointy and would do any damage. If not, I think your ok. I have hatched and raised sulcatas for years. Their skin just looks like that. I think Mike Taylor might be right about it might just be a clean spot.

 

[turtlelady80]

Might i add hessbrit....very observant.... That's a key factor in being a great tortoise mom. Good eye but I really think he's perfectly fine nothing to worry about. If anything changes please let us know!

 

[hessbrit]

Thank you to you both!

 

[hessbrit]

the area seems to be a bit larger today

 

[mike taylor]

You see he still has scales in the spot . Thats why I don't think you should worry . If it was something bad the scales would be missing . Soak him and clean him and I bet the whole leg will be just as clean as that spot .