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Sounds like a solid plan. Thank you!Wood should not damage the shell. You can cover the ceilings of each of these areas with some plywood cut to size and glued with GE Silicone 1. Other than that, some wear and tear is normal.
Definitely don't cover the shell with epoxy. That would be bad. Cover the offending abrasive surfaces in the enclosure instead.
Better letting them live outside when possible. But you can do as the OP in this thread was recommended to do it even glue some felt on the underside of things they like to go under. You can also just remove all things hard to go under and give regular hides as the only option.any updates or insights on this issue? Would love to keep tortoise shell looking pristine indoors, but the outdoors are better for the tortoise overall. Does the shell "grow back" so to speak and recover?