Tortoise shell damage

[Tolis]

Both my adult greek ibera have a wounds on their shell.

The female got it from the male hitting her rear day and night (at the time I did not know I had to keep them separated). I am not sure how the male got the scars on the bottom of his shell.

Is there something I can do to help the cure? I am sure the answer is in a post somewhere on this forum but I cannot find it.

 

[Yvonne G]

No. Damage on the original shell doesn't repair itself. It will always look like that.

 

[Tolis]

Well that's unfortunate... I was optimistic because I saw a kamp kenan video in which the tortoise shell was so badly damaged that he could see the inside but eventually she managed to cure the wound but of course the scar remained.
I am mostly worried about it getting infected. Is there anything I should avoid in order to keep it from becoming worse? How can I prevent shell damage in other torts?

 

[Yvonne G]

It's old and hardened off. Nothing needs to be done to it and there's no danger of it getting worse or infected.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Well that's unfortunate... I was optimistic because I saw a kamp kenan video in which the tortoise shell was so badly damaged that he could see the inside but eventually she managed to cure the wound but of course the scar remained.
I am mostly worried about it getting infected. Is there anything I should avoid in order to keep it from becoming worse? How can I prevent shell damage in other torts?

Not all injuries are the same.
And these are actually healed