Shell rot and soft shell

Whooo

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hi, paranoid tortoise Mum here again.
My 7month old hermann appears to have some white on his underneath of his shell. His shell is also quite soft on the bottom and a little soft on top.
Unsure what to do as not sure if it's shell rot or something bad?

He has been having calcium and nutrobal etc and has uv etc
 

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Here is a pic not really showing it completely it is white above the black bits near his tail
 

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I don't see an issue either.

How close to the tortoise is your UV tube? That type must be around 10-12" to be effective.
 

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Yep it's about 11" away

Then you should have any UV issues.

The shell should have some give to it when pressed. More give on the plastron is normal. Sort of like a plastic butter tub lid. It should not feel spongy or squishy. It gradually hardens as they gain size.
 

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Hmm I thought it was kind of squishy but am not very experienced so unsure as to how much like a butter lid it felt like , I'll keep an eye on him he seems fine in himself and loves causing mischief!
What age do they start hardening up?
 

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You can't really see it in the picture but it's almost like indents . The first two black shapes from tail up (it's at the top of those) in the middle
 
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