THEELEG
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I've been noticing white lines coming in, I don't know if it's normal or anybody has had this before. Ideas??White lines
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I've been noticing white lines coming in, I don't know if it's normal or anybody has had this before. Ideas??
Normal. It's new growth
THEELEG
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Thank you
Yes, it means that your Redfoot is getting enough nourishment to grow, & is something you should always be looking for, especially during the juvenile years.
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That looks like the start of marbling to me, not new keratin growth. Nice tort btw.
THEELEG
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That makes my wife and I feel good
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Yup, looks like your little cherry is starting to marble! Always fun to see how much they will marble.
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I agree that it's marbling and not growth. Marbling is awesome!!
Can you explain to me what is marbling?
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Hmm... marbling is like white streaks that look pretty. Kind of like when you marble a cake? Here's an example of a marbled cherry head. I stole this pic from @Pearly . 
This one is gorgeous!!
So that's marbling... if that helps.
This one is gorgeous!! So that's marbling... if that helps.
Hmm... marbling is like white streaks that look pretty. Kind of like when you marble a cake? Here's an example of a marbled cherry head. I stole this pic from @Pearly .
So that's marbling... if that helps.
Wow! This is beautiful! So is it genetic?Hmm... marbling is like white streaks that look pretty. Kind of like when you marble a cake? Here's an example of a marbled cherry head. I stole this pic from @Pearly .
So that's marbling... if that helps.
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I think so, but I'm not positive. Pearly would know for sure, though.
THEELEG
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It's crazy how much change in just a couple weeks, on his belly is that new growth?? Also one more question I was reading that red-foots/cherryheads can get shell rot easily, how and what does it look like?
He looks good and normal. Shelol rot happens on the bottom shell, plastron. It's from being on damp substrate. RF need a high humidity but a dry top layer. The best I can describe it would be it looks like a brown, slightly wrinkly human scab.
If you do a search on here for shell rot, you should get a lot of threads that you can see what it looks like and other threads where people think it's rot, but looks normal
If you do a search on here for shell rot, you should get a lot of threads that you can see what it looks like and other threads where people think it's rot, but looks normal
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Thank you again
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my cherry had marbling when i bought him, but after a few months they disappeared, then i read on internet that red foot develop marbling when the grow is too fast and there is some deficency in the diet, but i m not sure about the source.
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Interesting
- i read on internet that red foot develop marbling when the grow is too fast and there is some deficency in the diet, .. THAT IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL NONSENSE
- always question what you hear on EVERY redfoot "forum" / website you visit !!!
In most cases.. the marbling doesn't stay as obvious very long...
