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Hello,
I have a female red-footed tortoise, about 3 years old. So far, she has been perfectly healthy as far as i can tell.. behaving and eating normally. About 3 or 4 months ago a little white spot appeared on the back of her shell. I posted a photo here as a side question to another thread and a few people suggested it may be shell rot or the beginnings of a colour change? So i started to put athletes foot cream on the spot (in case it was shell rot) but it slowly became larger. Recently i have noticed two more spots on the left side of her shell. They are not on the same row of the shell as the back spot was so i am just posting these photos hoping someone can confirm what they are and if i should worry about them. I have tried poking at them or picking at them and they seeeem slightly softer than her regular shell, but i also may just be imagining. At one point it seemed that she reacted to it but i think she was just wondering why i was picking at her shell I hope it is nothing serious and I hope someone can help!
The bottom photo is the first spot on the back of the shel and the top photo is a side view. You can really only see one spot because the other emerging one is so small.
I have a female red-footed tortoise, about 3 years old. So far, she has been perfectly healthy as far as i can tell.. behaving and eating normally. About 3 or 4 months ago a little white spot appeared on the back of her shell. I posted a photo here as a side question to another thread and a few people suggested it may be shell rot or the beginnings of a colour change? So i started to put athletes foot cream on the spot (in case it was shell rot) but it slowly became larger. Recently i have noticed two more spots on the left side of her shell. They are not on the same row of the shell as the back spot was so i am just posting these photos hoping someone can confirm what they are and if i should worry about them. I have tried poking at them or picking at them and they seeeem slightly softer than her regular shell, but i also may just be imagining. At one point it seemed that she reacted to it but i think she was just wondering why i was picking at her shell I hope it is nothing serious and I hope someone can help!
The bottom photo is the first spot on the back of the shel and the top photo is a side view. You can really only see one spot because the other emerging one is so small.
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