Hey tortoise experts
I just got a Russian tortoise from petco. She is about 4-ish months old and is such an awesome little creature.
I have 10 cats, 2 dogs, two bearded dragons, and a leopard gecko, and I spend all of my time taking care of my pet family members! I know so much about cats and dogs, and am learning about bearded dragons and geckos, but I know so little about tortoises! All I know is I will put my all into making sure she is healthy and happy, which is why I started this thread.
Vassalisa (her Russian name lol) has a few chalky, white, kind of dusty grainy patches on her shell and I want to make sure this isnt some kind of infection or shell rot or something like that. I absolutely do not want her to be in pain and want my little tort to be a happy, healthy girl. I uploaded a few pictures, can any of the tortoise experts help her out? Thanks a bunch!
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I just got a Russian tortoise from petco. She is about 4-ish months old and is such an awesome little creature.
I have 10 cats, 2 dogs, two bearded dragons, and a leopard gecko, and I spend all of my time taking care of my pet family members! I know so much about cats and dogs, and am learning about bearded dragons and geckos, but I know so little about tortoises! All I know is I will put my all into making sure she is healthy and happy, which is why I started this thread.
Vassalisa (her Russian name lol) has a few chalky, white, kind of dusty grainy patches on her shell and I want to make sure this isnt some kind of infection or shell rot or something like that. I absolutely do not want her to be in pain and want my little tort to be a happy, healthy girl. I uploaded a few pictures, can any of the tortoise experts help her out? Thanks a bunch!
![20161220_105646.jpg 20161220_105646.jpg](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/181/181472-dedac6534627266361678b8cb2ee2c7d.jpg)
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