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You will probably see a difference in his shell colour as he grows, my torts shell colour changed fast! He probably did not get a lot of exercise when he was at the pet store.

I hope so too, though its quite a long wait :( :p

Hey everyone, just thought I would share some pictures of an elephant hawk-moth larva that was found and has now burrowed to pupate, next summer a large colourful moth will emerge :D and today I found a green caterpillar that should cocoon soon, it shows no interest in eating so I'm hoping it...

Though he was getting a lot more exercise as well as lighting.

Regarding the shell colour, when I first received my tortoise a few years ago, his shell was ALOT darker than now, with UVB lighting etc., his shell is quite a light brown/green now.

I also live in Wales and own a horsefield tortoise, I'm just curious because my tortoise is outside early summer to autumn, his outdoor enclosure has an area to protect from the rain etc but could the damp grass and soil with cold temperatures cause health problems and/or shell rot?

Thanks everyone :)

Hopefully these pictures show his shell more clearly.

Hi all, Well for about 2 months now, around there. I have noticed small white lines under the scutes form. The pictures aren't very clear, but also he has shed very small pieces of his shell which looks like new shell underneath. But their is a piece that looks like it will come off, but it...

I will try and get it out with a tooth brush, or I will try something smaller. Would it cause an infection If the scute closed up? Its very odd, I don't know why this is happening. But they have almost all flattened down :/ [hr] Thank you I just saw your post. I always over worry about my...

I know its so small the camera couldn't pick them up. In the middle of the scute there is a small piece of coco fiber but its just hard to get out, should I just leave it? I'm worried it will cause an infection :(

Ok I took some pictures, and one of the pieces seems to have disappeared. But the other piece is extremely small and it may come out in the bath but I can't seem to get it out. Perhaps a paintbrush? There are also very small minute pieces of dirt around the scutes. The first picture is were a...

Hi guys, so my Russian tort Shelly's scutes were quite odd because the outer scutes were slightly lifted higher than the scutes in the middle. So there were crevices that were left open. Now they have almost all sealed down. But in 2 places a small piece of coco-fiber has gotten lodged in there...

Thank you everyone for your replies! The good thing is I'm going to make an outdoor enclosure so there will be nice high sides and a big wire lid :P

I think I will get some plain dirt and organic compost to grow :)