keratin

I adopted my sulcata tortoise a couple weeks ago. His previous family was unable to keep him any longer. Oogway is doing great, eating, pooping everything fine. But his shell has old damage that I'd like to discuss. I was told that he has old thermal burns. And that part of his history is...

Hello all! Took my baby out for some sunshine earlier and noticed a little bit of his plastron seems to be raised or lifting. It's the same consistency as the rest of the plastron, no smell, it feels just slightly lifted. Could it be rot? Fungus? Nothing at all? While I have your attention...

I gave my boys a good scrub today, a really good one. I noticed my one boy has this strange pattern in the layers of keratin. His shell definitely appears to be sanded down. As I watch him get in and out of his hide box he is scratching the sides. Obviously it’s time for a different hide...