Hello! I’mreading up on shell rot and i was just posting to see if Kenji has that? I cannot tell? What do i need to look for? Also, his shell at the bottom is looking kind of dry... I’mbathing him today and washing him do you think that will help??
Shell rot
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How has what you've read compare to what you are seeing? What did you read that indicates that you might have this problem?
Your tortoise doesn’t have shell rot.
Shell rot occurs on the plastron (undershell) not on the top.
Your Russian is looking normally “battered” for a tortoise of this species and age. They don’t grow perfectly smooth and he isn’t a baby
The substrate does look very dry. It should be an earthy type like fine grade orchid bark or coco coir that you can mix with water until it is all damp to raise humidity.
Please read this thread and compare it with your setup
www.tortoiseforum.org
Shell rot occurs on the plastron (undershell) not on the top.
Your Russian is looking normally “battered” for a tortoise of this species and age. They don’t grow perfectly smooth and he isn’t a baby
The substrate does look very dry. It should be an earthy type like fine grade orchid bark or coco coir that you can mix with water until it is all damp to raise humidity.
Please read this thread and compare it with your setup
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
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Your tortoise's shell has a nice luster to it, however the new growth looks very dry. That's not shell rot, but rather desiccation from being under harsh lighting. What kind of lighting/heat are you using, and may we see a picture of your tortoise's enclosure with him in it?
