Shell look normal?

[Dap21]

I just got this tortoise and he seems pretty active and healthy I was wondering if I should be concerned about his shell at all. The spacing between his top scutes and rear scutes are wider than the rest, was that due to rapid growth or something I should be concerned about? Or am I just overreacting?

 

[COmtnLady]

I'm not sure what you mean. How about some more pics, especially from back end looking forward, and of the plastron. But show us a profile and face end, too. Also, pics of the enclosure you are keeping your tortoise in.

The overall shell is pretty. It seems fairly smooth.

Do you know much about what it was kept like before you. How old?

Tell us everything!

 

[TammyJ]

Hi and welcome.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Hi I’m late to this thread lol, but couldn’t help but notice he’s in one of those commercial wooden tortoise houses, they don’t tend to provide the roaming rooms tortoises need unfortunately, though I have seen some cool creations of folks putting multiple together! Anyway I thought I’d pass on some links you might find helpful

This thread covers correct equipment(uvb, heating bulbs, lighting etc, definitely double check bulb types, folks unfortunately sold the wrong ones often), correct levels, appropriately maintaining the humidity, safe substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything, and the tortoise table link

Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

tortoiseforum.org

This includes lots of inspiration for an adult set up both indoors and out! The indoor bit has some good ideas to tackle indoor space whilst still providing the needed roaming room! Check comments too, I’m always adding to it, I have a huge back log I need to add

Enclosure inspiration

Howdy folks! Hope everyone is well! As you all know, I’m a big fan of making threads that cater more towards visual learners like myself, I’ve really been wanting to create a thread full of adult enclosure inspiration for a while now, I’ve managed to find some great references over time! I do...

tortoiseforum.org

Lastly, this one here is good to go over and keep on hand, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

tortoiseforum.org

Hope they come in handy for you and your shelled companion

 

[Dap21]

Hi I’m late to this thread lol, but couldn’t help but notice he’s in one of those commercial wooden tortoise houses, they don’t tend to provide the roaming rooms tortoises need unfortunately, though I have seen some cool creations of folks putting multiple together! Anyway I thought I’d pass on some links you might find helpful

This thread covers correct equipment(uvb, heating bulbs, lighting etc, definitely double check bulb types, folks unfortunately sold the wrong ones often), correct levels, appropriately maintaining the humidity, safe substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything, and the tortoise table link

Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

tortoiseforum.org

This includes lots of inspiration for an adult set up both indoors and out! The indoor bit has some good ideas to tackle indoor space whilst still providing the needed roaming room! Check comments too, I’m always adding to it, I have a huge back log I need to add

Enclosure inspiration

Howdy folks! Hope everyone is well! As you all know, I’m a big fan of making threads that cater more towards visual learners like myself, I’ve really been wanting to create a thread full of adult enclosure inspiration for a while now, I’ve managed to find some great references over time! I do...

tortoiseforum.org

Lastly, this one here is good to go over and keep on hand, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying

Common keeping errors

Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...

tortoiseforum.org

Hope they come in handy for you and your shelled companion

Thank you for the information he was in a tortoise table temporarily when I first got him for quarantine purposes