Plastron question

[jdelagarza001]

Hi everyone! I am so excited to be part of the group! I got a baby cherryhead red foot last week, and I wanted ya'll to tell me if this is normal. He is super sweet, so I named him/her Doce, which is Portuguese for sweet. The plastron? Is very, very bumpy.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi 'J':

Baby tortoises are sort of folded in half inside the egg. This leaves a few bumps and wrinkles on the plastron, that smooth out as the baby grows. However, it kind of looks like your baby might have a bit of shell fungus goin' on. We've talked about this quite a bit, and you can find the various threads on it if you put "shell rot" in the Google custom search box up at the top/right side of each screen.

 

[mikeh]

Plastron is normal. Many hatchlings have all kinds of bumpiness and deformities on the plastron. One of mine is so severe the tort is unidentifiable looking at just its plastron. As they grow it will become less noticeable.

 

[jdelagarza001]

Thank you for your response! Now I am going to obsess about the fungus! [PENSIVE FACE] i will definitely read about it and follow the instructions.
Jennifer

 

[The G]

Hello all, I would like to know more about what normal looks like for my 9 month old Cherry head. She continues to be very active. I have noticed the marbling on her shell, which I was told is normal.

 

[DutchieAmanda]

Looks good to me on the picture, also shows some marbling!

 

[The G]

Thanks Dutchie Amanda I appreciate the quick response