TORTOISES SHELL IS CONCAVING

[JoshGoldberg]

I just picked up my tortoise and was scratching her back and i felt a deep indent in her shell, nothing has bitten her and she hasnt been around the dogs and nothing has fallen on her what do I do? Is it normal?

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Post some pictures so some of the more experienced members can take a look. There was a member though a few weeks ago who posted a thread with the same problem. Pretty much and indent. I believe they told the other member its just the way he's growing and he did nothing wrong.

 

[JoshGoldberg]

 

[JoshGoldberg]

Post some pictures so some of the more experienced members can take a look. There was a member though a few weeks ago who posted a thread with the same problem. Pretty much and indent. I believe they told the other member its just the way he's growing and he did nothing wrong.

here you go, also her shell is still pyramiding but i have her on 80 percent humidity all the time and she only eats outside

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

If you do a search you will see that this is not an uncommon problem. For example

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/what-causes-these-dents-in-shell.107008/

How old is your tortoise?

 

[JoshGoldberg]

If you do a search you will see that this is not an uncommon problem. For example

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/what-causes-these-dents-in-shell.107008/

How old is your tortoise?

I have no idea how old she is, im guessing less than a year maybe a bit older

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

It was either a deformity at birth like the thread I posted or something could have fell of it from the previous owner. Either way there's nothing you can do at this point about. As he/she grows it will diminish to the point where you can hardly see it or it will disappear completely. Your tortoise does look a little dry. Your temperatures seem good. Do daily soaks of 20-30 minutes each day.

 

[JoshGoldberg]

It was either a deformity at birth like the thread I posted or something could have fell of it from the previous owner. Either way there's nothing you can do at this point about. As he/she grows it will diminish to the point where you can hardly see it or it will disappear completely. Your tortoise does look a little dry. Your temperatures seem good. Do daily soaks of 20-30 minutes each day.

I have been soaking her everyday and she still looks dry though, is there anything else i can put on her shell or something

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Just keep he/she humid and provide proper care in Tom's thread. People have acquired sulcatas 2-3 years old pyramided, very small, and in bad shape. They started them like a hatchling following Tom's thread and have had great success.