No burrowing. She does have a Rubbermaid hide and has only started using it as our temps have finally dropped. The area I'm concerned with is top and rear plates (scutes?). You can see where she would scrape the crown when she did burrow.. is there any kind of shell conditioner I could use, either in her feed or as a topical?Hey, stranger. . . long time no see!
That's not bleaching, it scraping. She's going under something that's rubbing her shell. Does she still burrow? Maybe there's a root or rock or something on the ceiling if her burrow! Or maybe she's found a nice place going under the cement patio and she's scraping her shell on the cement. ???
HI! How are you heating her inside the shed?No burrowing. She does have a Rubbermaid hide and has only started using it as our temps have finally dropped. The area I'm concerned with is top and rear plates (scutes?). You can see where she would scrape the crown when she did burrow.. is there any kind of shell conditioner I could use, either in her feed or as a topical?
Sorry I've been away, this was easier sitting in front of the computer with a keyboard.
I'll give that a try.. with food or applied to the shell? I'm thinking applied.People have been using cold pressed coconut oil with good results
HI! How are you heating inside the shed?
I've not seen this before. Can we get more pics? Perhaps some when she's dry too.Hi Tom! We don't have lights or heat from above, using just the pig mats and have only had those on since it has gotten cooler.
We live in extreme summer condition, and this year the heat and UV seemed more intense.That sure looks like the kind of desiccation common to the top of the carapace from a heat lamp to me. Hmmm... If there is no heat lamp, I don't have an explanation for this.
You might try to add some humidity to the night shelter by leaving some tubs or buckets of water inside. Maybe that would help in the absence of a burrow.