Spots and scabs

[Mys]

My tortoise has theses spots, and I'm wondering if it's normal. We just adopted him from another family, and I'm not sure how on top of his health they were.

 

[Mys]

Another pic

 

[Bee62]

Do you mean the spots on the neck of the tortoise ? That is old skin that tortoises sometimes loose. Nothing to worry about and totally normal.
The spot on the leg I would wash with warm water and try to rub it off.

A healthy tortoise should:

- be active, eating every day, pooping every day or second or third
- having clear eyes
- a strong shell
- no bubbles coming out of her nose
- no noise to hear when he is breathing
- a clean cloaca
- a not overgrown beak

 

[Mys]

Thanks! The spot on the leg doesn't seem to come off, there are a few others. Do you think it's asking disease?

 

[Bee62]

I am not a VET but I don`t think that it is a desease.

Mayby @deadheadvet can help ?

 

[deadheadvet]

Looks like the scabs are from rubbing against the plastron. Not unusual.

 

[Yvonne G]

The spot on the back of the neck is a common injury. You can keep first aid ointment (like Neosporin) on it to keep it soft and allow it to heal.

 

[Mys]

Thanks guys!