Recent content by Alisha hurtado

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    Burnt shell

    Right now the temperatures are very hot indoors and outdoors, so the heat lamp is not being used. The shell looks normal, but it was very soft to the touch and the tiny hole that was there grew bigger and bigger. I think the heat lamp was too close to her box and my family was not turning the...
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    Burnt shell

    Here is a picture from when it first started happening
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    Burnt shell

    I apologize for the late reply, My tortoise is housed indoors in a large box and is taken out in the day to roam the backyard. We don't have a rodent problem in our house. It started off in a small spot, not a hole but as if the shell was getting really soft and peeling away. There was no chew...
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    Burnt shell

    Hello everyone, I am writing to ask what your opinion is on my sulcata tortoise's shell.. i have had my baby for almost 6 years now but last year I enlisted in the military and had to leave her behind with my family. When I came back this last month, my baby's shell has completely "broke" off...
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