shell question

[Venger]

I have a red foot that the shell turned white. is it normal for this to happen and how to prevent in any case?

 

[Yvonne G]

We'll need to see pictures before we can help you.

Welcome to the Forum!!

 

[Venger]

Please help take a look, thanks ya..

 

[tortadise]

Welcome! That's just new growth. It's pretty common in Redfoots especially cherry heads. The term commonly used for this is "marbling". Nice looking animal.

 

[allegraf]

Beautiful marbling and pretty red head!

 

[Pearly]

Haha! I didn't know my baby cherry would marble either and at first thought if was dirt or calcium caught between the scutes. I'd even try to clean it off with soft baby brush We are lucky, because marbling seems to be very desirable among tort keepers

 

[Venger]

Haha! I didn't know my baby cherry would marble either and at first thought if was dirt or calcium caught between the scutes. I'd even try to clean it off with soft baby brush We are lucky, because marbling seems to be very desirable among tort keepers

why is marbling so good about?
is it the diet that caused it? this chap currently 9cm now and about 18 months maybe... is a eating machine.. over growing then another one i got the same period.

 

[Pearly]

why is marbling so good about?
is it the diet that caused it? this chap currently 9cm now and about 18 months maybe... is a eating machine.. over growing then another one i got the same period.

To me it's just pretty, interesting. Makes them look unique here's my baby Tucker

 

[Venger]

To me it's just pretty, interesting. Makes them look uniqueView attachment 172615 here's my baby Tucker

thats a very nice marbling.. very even..
no pyramiding too

 

[Pearly]

thats a very nice marbling.. very even..
no pyramiding too

Thank you I've been "breathing this forum" since last June. I wish I had found it before buying "a pair" (didn't know better then), but I can make things work with what I have. Plan is to either separate them or get another couple of girls, which I just might, now that I'm getting this down

 

[Venger]

Thank you I've been "breathing this forum" since last June. I wish I had found it before buying "a pair" (didn't know better then), but I can make things work with what I have. Plan is to either separate them or get another couple of girls, which I just might, now that I'm getting this down

Got my torts last Aug and I started to read up more about them and found this forum. Got 4 cherry now. 2 new born.. I do prefer them in their original state though. I heard it's the veg diet that caused that to happened and mazuri might help for those that ain't getting any "marbling" syndrome .

 

[MPRC]

I don't think diet has anything to do with it, I think it's genetics. None of mine have any marbling.

 

[Pearly]

Got my torts last Aug and I started to read up more about them and found this forum. Got 4 cherry now. 2 new born.. I do prefer them in their original state though. I heard it's the veg diet that caused that to happened and mazuri might help for those that ain't getting any "marbling" syndrome .

But RF's are not vegetarian, they are omnivores. I've been feeding mine protein as advised by Tortoise Library (great site for RF's). Most keepers seem to like the color variations.give yours some time to grow. I think she'll be a beautiful tort

 

[Venger]

But RF's are not vegetarian, they are omnivores. I've been feeding mine protein as advised by Tortoise Library (great site for RF's). Most keepers seem to like the color variations.give yours some time to grow. I think she'll be a beautiful tort

tough to blend a balance diet..

 

[Pearly]

tough to blend a balance diet..

Have you checked out Tortoise Library yet? It has a good section on feeding. I have a thread here on "feeding picky eater" RF. I didn't always feel this confident in feeding RF tort babies, but it's a skill. Do your reading and keep trying