Reposting here to see if I can reach more people. Around New Years, I noticed a white spot on the bottom of Hoppy's shell. It started out tiny, got a bit bigger, and then no change for a long time. Just today, I was scrubbing his shell with a soft toothbrush and now the white spot has peeled away, revealing what looks like bone??? I haven't treated him for anything yet as many people have told me that shell rot in leopard tortoises is almost unheard of. His closed chamber is around 84 temp with 90-99% humidity. His substrate is topsoil that it dry to the touch, but his hide where he sleeps is constantly humid. I just want to know if this is shell rot so I can dry out his hide to prevent this from happening again. He sleeps under a pile of dead sod roots that I pushed into the corner and dug a little tunnel. But he also sleeps under his basking light on a piece of dry slate during the day time. Thanks in advance for any input. And please someone correct me if my humidity is too high. He only has this one spot, haven't seen anywhere else on his shell that looks like this.
His shell on New Year's Day
A few days after
His shell today after I gently scrubbed it with a soft toothbrush
Hoppy's humid hide, he goes in here mostly at nighttime but I've seen him here during the day too.
His shell on New Year's Day
A few days after
His shell today after I gently scrubbed it with a soft toothbrush
Hoppy's humid hide, he goes in here mostly at nighttime but I've seen him here during the day too.