Tortoise peeling?

[Ninja's mom]

I noticed today while soaking our baby Russian Tortoise that his skin is peeling on his neck. Is this normal? My son said it means he's growing, but since he's 8 I thought i'd get a second opinion I have attached a picture as well. Thank you!

 

[Ninja's mom]

PS. The reddish looking stuff near his neck are not sores, its pieces of his substrate floating around during his soak!

 

[lismar79]

Its normal-ish but you may want to up the humidity a bit

 

[Gillian M]

I noticed today while soaking our baby Russian Tortoise that his skin is peeling on his neck. Is this normal? My son said it means he's growing, but since he's 8 I thought i'd get a second opinion I have attached a picture as well. Thank you!View attachment 156681

Hi and a very warm welcome to the forum!

 

[dmmj]

like all reptiles when tortoises grow they shed their skin unlike snakes they shed in pieces not whole. your son deserves a gold star.

 

[Ninja's mom]

Thank you everyone! I am working on increasing humidity but relieved to know its normal! My son does deserve a gold star, he LOVES turtles and tortoises and researches them often!