Shell Rot?!

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Hi, I actually just made an account to ask this question, but does my tortoise have shell rot??

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I hope the pictures are clear enough. I was giving him a soak and I just recently noticed this and I looked stuff up about it and found that I could use Betadine(?), but I don’t know how to use it. Should I take him to a vet?? I need help :(
 

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Can't tell from the picture what it is on the carapace. Looks like abrasion doesn't look like rot

The plastron is also not rot. Looks like damage caused by sitting on a heat pad too much. Are you using bottom heat at all in his enclosure?
 

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No, but I have this log he could go under and he likes to climb over and slide down it. Maybe that's scratching his shell?
 

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