Under shell help!

[Samu]

Hello everyone,
I am new to owning tortoises. Everything has been good so far. I have the correct temp/humidity levels, feed them, provide multivitamin, and calcium. As I was soaking them a week back I noticed this starting to form under there shells. Im pretty worried. I was researching and could it possibly be that they’re growing? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ??

 

[Yvonne G]

You're talking about the rusty-looking spots along the center line? That doesn't look like normal growth. Try keeping him on paper towells for a week or so, and keep it clean and with a couple applications of Neo Sporin daily. See if that clears it up.

 

[Tom]

Looks to me like the breeder skipped the necessary and important brooder box stage, and it looks like it is being housed too dry.

What humidity level do you believe to be "correct"? Is it an open topped enclosure? Are you soaking daily? How many do you have?

 

[Samu]

Looks to me like the breeder skipped the necessary and important brooder box stage, and it looks like it is being housed too dry.

What humidity level do you believe to be "correct"? Is it an open topped enclosure? Are you soaking daily? How many do you have?

I always keep it 70-95% on humidity. I always have the top covered with Tinfoil to keep the humidity high. I always try my best to soak both of them daily. Sometimes I don’t due to always being busy at work

 

[Maggie3fan]

Welcome...You have more than one Sulcata in the same container?...Tom will give you any expert help that you need...Y already did fix the plastron as well, my question is does that Sulcata have liquidie poop? Or shaped and firm? Here's some reading material for you...
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

 

[Samu]

Hello! They usually poop pretty solid. Eating habits are fine. I just don’t know why their shell is getting like that.

 

[Tim Carlisle]

Looks to me like the breeder skipped the necessary and important brooder box stage

@Tom - can you explain the importance of that step and how it could have prevented the OP's situation? I'm genuinely curious.

 

[Tom]

@Tom - can you explain the importance of that step and how it could have prevented the OP's situation? I'm genuinely curious.

General explanation here:

How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings

I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...

tortoiseforum.org

More detail here:

Sudan Sulcatas (This never gets old...)

My very first clutch of true 100% pure Sudan sulcatas is now hatching. I don't care how many times I see this, it just never gets old. I dig up the eggs carefully place them in my prepared shoe boxes, watch the temperature in the incubator and tend to them for months, and then... When that...

tortoiseforum.org