tortoises skin changing colour

[faye_xo]

hi so I've not had my hermann tortoise long just about a month and recently I've noticed his skin is like turning white and he has a white spot on his cheek I don't know if he had it when I got him but I'm so paranoid he's okay so I wanted to check here I've attached some photos ( it was hard to get them in focus and he likes to move about a lot)

 

[stojanovski92113]

Hello do you soak your baby daily in warm water? What kind of setup do you have for your tortoise? Substrate, lighting, tortoise home, or you can add a pic? I don't know much about your species. I hope someone will help you out soon. It almost looks like he's shedding a bit.

 

[HLogic]

What you are seeing is the new skin under what is being shed - perfectly normal... I'll bet you are soaking regularly. Soaking allows the old skin to be sloughed off showing the true color of the animal - not the dirty 'old clothes' it was wearing previously.

 

[mini_max]

My russian shows similar skin colorations, and he is all good.

Your tortoise is adorable!

 

[faye_xo]

hi yeah when I wake up I give him a bath and at night but thanks for the answers