Shell. (hard water stains? Fungus?)

[bozotony]

Why does my tortoises shell look so worn down? I got Yhorm like 2 weeks ago. Im assuming the white stuff is hard water stains due to me using sink water. Or am i wrong? Does this look like shell rot?

 

[TammyJ]

@ZEROPILOT @Tom

 

[TeamZissou]

The white stuff is a shell fungus, not rot. You can get a tube of athlete's foot cream and apply it every few days for a week or two, and it will go away. It may come back periodically.

 

[Tom]

Why does my tortoises shell look so worn down? I got Yhorm like 2 weeks ago. Im assuming the white stuff is hard water stains due to me using sink water. Or am i wrong? Does this look like shell rot?
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Use demineralized water for spraying the tortoise and the enclosure. Distilled, collected rain water, or reverse osmosis water. Use regular mineralized water, like tap water or spring water, for soaking and drinking.

Shell rot typically occurs on the plastron, not the carapace. It is usually caused by overly wet conditions.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

How long have you had him/her?
There Is some severe pyramiding going on.

 

[bozotony]

How long have you had him/her?
There Is some severe pyramiding going on.

for a week or 2, the seller advised me of the pyramiding before purchase

 

[bozotony]

for a week or 2, the seller advised me of the pyramiding before purchase

5/18/2022 i think

 

[bozotony]

Use demineralized water for spraying the tortoise and the enclosure. Distilled, collected rain water, or reverse osmosis water. Use regular mineralized water, like tap water or spring water, for soaking and drinking.

Shell rot typically occurs on the plastron, not the carapace. It is usually caused by overly wet conditions.

luckily ive been getting a natural spray for the enclosure from the constant rain

 

[ZEROPILOT]

for a week or 2, the seller advised me of the pyramiding before purchase

I'd forgotten that you're in Hialeah.
No issue with the humidity here!

 

[bozotony]

Use demineralized water for spraying the tortoise and the enclosure. Distilled, collected rain water, or reverse osmosis water. Use regular mineralized water, like tap water or spring water, for soaking and drinking.

Shell rot typically occurs on the plastron, not the carapace. It is usually caused by overly wet conditions.

so its just hard water? or shell fungus?

 

[bozotony]

The white stuff is a shell fungus, not rot. You can get a tube of athlete's foot cream and apply it every few days for a week or two, and it will go away. It may come back periodically.

what could be the cause of the fungus? It grew so rapidly in a week

 

[bozotony]

Why does my tortoises shell look so worn down? I got Yhorm like 2 weeks ago. Im assuming the white stuff is hard water stains due to me using sink water. Or am i wrong? Does this look like shell rot?
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the white stuff went away after scrubbing apple cider vinegar and water mixture with a toothbrush, but i bought an athletes foot creme just incase

 

[Tom]

so its just hard water? or shell fungus?

That looks like hard water stains to me. Fungus does't normally form on the carapace where the sun and UV hits it. Fungus, aka shell rot, forms underneath on the plastron when it happens.

 

[bozotony]

That looks like hard water stains to me. Fungus does't normally form on the carapace where the sun and UV hits it. Fungus, aka shell rot, forms underneath on the plastron when it happens.

ok thanks

 

[Grace-Sophia]

Just curious… is this Yhorm from instagram?

 

[bozotony]

Just curious… is this Yhorm from instagram?

yea

 

[Grace-Sophia]

yea

Hahaha that’s really funny- I follow y’all