From what I’ve read here, brand doesn’t matter. You can find it at the dollar store.Awesome, good to know! Is there a specific brand I am looking for?
From what I’ve read here, brand doesn’t matter. You can find it at the dollar store.Awesome, good to know! Is there a specific brand I am looking for?
Hi. I would go to the vet. Unless you really know what you are doing in my opinion it's not worth taking the chance of making things worse. T he shell is like our skin, loaded with nerve endings, sending messages to their brain. I wouldn't want my damaged skin picked off by someone not medically trained.Hello!
My Russian tortoise is a wild caught, I got her from PetSmart two years ago, and she is somewhere between 5 and 10 years old as well as we can tell. She is active and has a good appetite. When I first got her, she had some she'll damage that has been very slowly healing. She has also had a lot of new growth over the past few years.
Today, I felt something rough on her carapace and turned her over. Some of old, injured scute had flaked off and revealed something underneath that looks dirty and very much not good. It isn't wet, so I don't think it's shell rot. The photos are attached.
The area itself has been a problem since I got her. Attached is also a before photo of before the damaged parts flaked off taken in 2020. You can see that the area where the damaged scute came off was discolored even a year ago.
Any idea what this is?
Actually, I think the Carapace and Plastron are like your fingernail. It is Keratin, It does have "some" sensation, but NOT like your skin. Indeed, a Vet visit might be in order, BUT unless you can find a Tort specialist, MOST vets do NOT have a lot of knowledge of Tort Care. IMHO....Hi. I would go to the vet. Unless you really know what you are doing in my opinion it's not worth taking the chance of making things worse. T he shell is like our skin, loaded with nerve endings, sending messages to their brain. I wouldn't want my damaged skin picked off by someone not medically trained.
Can tortoises and turtles feel the shell? Absolutely yes! Tortoises and turtles feel their shell very well because there are nerves that lead back to their nervous system. They can feel their shell being stroked, scratched, tapped, or otherwise touched. Tortoise and turtle shells are also sensitive enough to feel pain.Actually, I think the Carapace and Plastron are like your fingernail. It is Keratin, It does have "some" sensation, but NOT like your skin. Indeed, a Vet visit might be in order, BUT unless you can find a Tort specialist, MOST vets do NOT have a lot of knowledge of Tort Care. IMHO....
Can tortoises and turtles feel the shell? Absolutely yes! Tortoises and turtles feel their shell very well because there are nerves that lead back to their nervous system. They can feel their shell being stroked, scratched, tapped, or otherwise touched. Tortoise and turtle shells are also sensitive enough to feel pain.
use it to absorb This is why your tortoise may love to be stroked or scratched gently on the outside of their shell.
I'm a bit surprised you didn't know that.Actually, I think the Carapace and Plastron are like your fingernail. It is Keratin, It does have "some" sensation, but NOT like your skin. Indeed, a Vet visit might be in order, BUT unless you can find a Tort specialist, MOST vets do NOT have a lot of knowledge of Tort Care. IMHO....