ANY ONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF RADIATED TORTOISES PLEASE WEIGH IN

Greg R. Schmitt

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I AM AN ADVANCED KEEPER OF RARE AND EXOTIC CITIES 1 ASTROCHELYS RADIATA ....BETTER KNOWN AS RADIATED TORTOISES...
HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED WRINKLED OR DENTED SCUTES ON ANY OF THERE TORTOISES?
I REALIZE MOST GO AWAY IN TIME WITH EXPOSURE TO HIGH HUMIDITY IN THERE ENCLOSURES...AND LONG WARM DAILY SOAKS...
DOES ANYONE RECALL HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR THESE TO GO AWAY....AND HAS ANY ONE EVERY HAD THE ISSUE NEVER DISAPPEAR....YOU COULD ALSO GMAIL ME AT [email protected]
THANK YOU SINCERELY GREG SCHMITT
 

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Could you post a photo of these "wrinkled scutes" I'm not certain what your talking about and I raised mine from a hatchling
 

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HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED WRINKLED OR DENTED SCUTES ON ANY OF THERE TORTOISES?

~ Yes, please post pictures!

~ We struggled with this several years ago, actually many years ago, and have found simple a fix if it is the same thing!
 
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DOES ANYONE RECALL HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR THESE TO GO AWAY....AND HAS ANY ONE EVERY HAD THE ISSUE NEVER DISAPPEAR....

~ If you are describing what i think is happening, they will not "go away", however it can easily be prevented in the future!
 

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