Tiny holes in shell?

The Dashing Pistachio

Active Member
Joined
Jun 27, 2024
Messages
104
Location (City and/or State)
DELAWARE
Hello, my 5 year old russian from what it seemed to me looked very healthy but now that I have looked him over I've seen some very tiny holes in his scutes. I am worried if this is a infection and will hurt him.

These are the holes:

1000001049.jpg
 

Littleredfootbigredheart

Well-Known Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2023
Messages
7,679
Location (City and/or State)
UK
Hello, my 5 year old russian from what it seemed to me looked very healthy but now that I have looked him over I've seen some very tiny holes in his scutes. I am worried if this is a infection and will hurt him.

These are the holes:

View attachment 392280
Doesn’t look anything of concern don’t worry, his shell looks typical of a wild caught Russian, those white areas are where the top layer of keratin has flaked off, he probably bumped/scraped the area long ago and it’s only just flaked the top off, there’s no blood or redness or anything so all is well, just make sure dirt doesn’t get caught up in those areas🐢💚
 

New Posts

Top