Whats going on with my tortoise?
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RF tortoises develop a shell pattern called marbling as they grow. Nothing to worry about.
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TeamZissou
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Yes this looks like marbling commonly seen in Brazilian redfoot. Here's an example in a classified ad:
It looks like you might be keeping your tortoise a bit too dry. Redfoot need 80%+ humidity to develop smooth shells. Here's the care sheet if you haven't seen it:
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It looks like you might be keeping your tortoise a bit too dry. Redfoot need 80%+ humidity to develop smooth shells. Here's the care sheet if you haven't seen it:
Redfoot Tortoise Care Sheet
NOTE: I do not keep redfoots, and I only have one tortoise in total. With this in mind, remember that I am in no way an expert, and this should not be used as cold hard proof of how to raise a redfoot. I used information from great keepers on this forum to put everything together. This care...
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musiclover18
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Thank you both! I was worried it was shell rot
How are you housing the tort? What substrate? Open top or closed chamber? What humidity? What heating and lighting?
musiclover18
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My redfoot is in a zoomed enclosure so it's a grate on top. I have a fogger the keeps the humidity at 80. And I use a powersun for heat and uvb
