Skin peeling

[jjjes1386]

My Russians skin seems to be peeling around his neck and hind legs. (Look under his chin) looks almost like skin peeling after a sunburn for humans. I soak him twice weekly and have live plants which I water in his house to increase humidity. Is this abnormal?

 

[Jodie]

Russians do peel some. On my phone so can't see pic well.

 

[tinkerbell1189]

My Russian gets that too, from what I can see looks normal to me. He seems to get it more sometimes than others, so if I notice he's peeling I tend to bath him a little more often just to encourage it to come off naturally in its own time. I think it's just where there's new skin regrowth.

Nice looking Russian btw

 

[JoesMum]

Alla nimals shed skin, even you. Snakes do it all in one go. Torts do it a bit at a time and can look downright scruffy on occasion. It is completely normsl and thie skin will rub off as your tort pushes through the plants and digs into the substrate. Don't be tempted to pick or pull at the skin as you might make him sore

 

[McTopHats]

That's completely normal! Just make sure to give your tort more soaks. I usually give mine 3 or 4 soaks a week if he is peeling.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Quite normal from what I can see in the photos (which isn't much).
I wouldn't worry.

 

[dmmj]

Tortoises shed in pieces, unlike anakes