LukasLangset
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Hey guys! First-time poster.
This is my tortoise, Edward. I've owned him for 13 years, with him being 14 years old. He's a Russian stepping tortoise, and has been free-roaming in my house for his whole life. He naturally got his own habitat in the corner of our house, but he can walk freely in and out. We also take him outside to enjoy the sun during the summer.
Recently I've seen a white spot on one of his chutes. It's not soft and it doesn't smell anything in particular, however since he is free-roaming, I thought maybe he could have contracted something. What do you guys think? Does it look like shell rot? Should I take him to the vet? NOTE: Here in Norway, we only got one tortoise specialisist. We recently took him to the vet for some parasites in his poop, and that was crazy expensive. I can't remember if the chute was white then as well.
He also recently got this string-like thing on his shell. I scrubbed it off during one of his baths, all though some is still left. Does it look like anything in particular?
Kind regards,
Lukas
This is my tortoise, Edward. I've owned him for 13 years, with him being 14 years old. He's a Russian stepping tortoise, and has been free-roaming in my house for his whole life. He naturally got his own habitat in the corner of our house, but he can walk freely in and out. We also take him outside to enjoy the sun during the summer.
Recently I've seen a white spot on one of his chutes. It's not soft and it doesn't smell anything in particular, however since he is free-roaming, I thought maybe he could have contracted something. What do you guys think? Does it look like shell rot? Should I take him to the vet? NOTE: Here in Norway, we only got one tortoise specialisist. We recently took him to the vet for some parasites in his poop, and that was crazy expensive. I can't remember if the chute was white then as well.
He also recently got this string-like thing on his shell. I scrubbed it off during one of his baths, all though some is still left. Does it look like anything in particular?
Kind regards,
Lukas