Hi all,
Please take a look at these pics and let me know what you think. Is this shell rot?
A little over a month ago I moved him to a viv with a bioactive substrate. I pour water down the side in to the lower levels where there are heat ropes, so the top stays pretty dry. There is dirt, coco coir, and cyprus mulch all mixed up in there. I sprinkled cypress on most of the top later to help with keeping dry.
I had sent in a few pics in March of his plastron, asking if some very small black spots was shell rot. No one said that it was. (Sorry, for some reason the pic won't load again.)
I just took these pics a few minutes ago. Those same exact spots are now light in color. They look like the shell was bleached white, and won't come off when I scrub lightly with an old toothbrush.
All other signs point to a health tort. He is alert and curious, poops really well, eats a varied diet, and has been growing like a weed.
Thanks!!
Please take a look at these pics and let me know what you think. Is this shell rot?
A little over a month ago I moved him to a viv with a bioactive substrate. I pour water down the side in to the lower levels where there are heat ropes, so the top stays pretty dry. There is dirt, coco coir, and cyprus mulch all mixed up in there. I sprinkled cypress on most of the top later to help with keeping dry.
I had sent in a few pics in March of his plastron, asking if some very small black spots was shell rot. No one said that it was. (Sorry, for some reason the pic won't load again.)
I just took these pics a few minutes ago. Those same exact spots are now light in color. They look like the shell was bleached white, and won't come off when I scrub lightly with an old toothbrush.
All other signs point to a health tort. He is alert and curious, poops really well, eats a varied diet, and has been growing like a weed.
Thanks!!