shell rot?????

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Torta6888

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my tortoise shell is not at all soft or anything but it has looked like that since i rescued her from petsmart and i was wondering if it was shell rot or anything of the sort??
like i said it isnt soft and you cannot scratch it off by any means but it just looks strange to me
i am mostly concerned with the areas that look "peely" but arent soft. help!! :(
 

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It is hard to tell if that is early rot or some abrasion. If it is abrasion, you'll want to try to figure out what it is rubbing against and correct it. If it is early rot, you'll want to correct the cause (wet substrate, rough substrate, etc.) and treat it while it is still early.

Clean the tortoise and the areas well, dry well, apply some Betadine Solution one time liberally over the area and let dry (keep the tort on newspaper during the actual treatment), apply some antibiotic ointment (drugstore stuff is OK, but there is better stuff available- https://sites.google.com/site/tortoiselibrary/basic-medical-care/shell-rot )
 
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