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Do you regularly soak your tortoise? Daily soaks in warm water helps their bowel movement.

Putting two turtles with such varying size together is really not recommended. Big one could eat the smaller one easily.

Red patches on plastron could be signs of sepsis. Have you noticed any possible wounds? Is the tortoise being as active as usual? Does it have energy to resist when you pick it up?

If apart from their colouring they are healthy (eating well, tough shell, basking regularly...), then you shouldn't stress yourself over it.

What kind of enclosure do you keep her in? Temperature and humidity? What is she fed? Could be some sort of metabolic bone disease, but we gotta wait for the smarter ppl to tell for sure.

I wouldn't advise on using mats as they don't retain moisture very well. Tortoises also cannot dig into it, like mentioned above. Which means that they cannot easily regulate the micro climates they are subjugating themselves to. Ultimately, it probably won't kill them. I've seen tortoises...

If the shell doesn't smell and isn't soft, I see no reason to be concerned. Probably just new growth so don't stress yourself over it.

Pictures of enclosure? What have you been feeding her? What bulbs do you use for the enclosure? (If you are using coiled UVB bulbs remove them immediately)

Can we get some photos of his enclosure? What have you been feeding him? What temperature is he being kept at? Unfortunately, it isn't uncommon for people to buy pets before realising the commitment they are making, you are trying to give him the best possible chance, so beat yourself up over...

Do you have any coiled UVB bulbs? Those can damage tortoises eyes by emitting harmful UVC.

The water in the UK is known to be quite hard, so hard water stains could be a possibility. Try gently wiping white areas with vinegar and see if it comes off. All in all though, hard water stains usually don't have any negative effects to the turtle's health. On the other hand, they could be...

https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/72789/prohibited-pets.pdf all species of tortoises are banned in queensland

Provided soaks? Humidity? Ambient temperature? Pics of the enclosure would also help.

Species? Enclosure? Temperature? What are you trying to feed him?

For one they can compromise the structure of the skin, making it lose its ability to keep out pathogens as well as weakening the immune system. Therefore leading to a secondary infection from opportunistic microbes. As mentioned before they also connect themselves to blood vessels via fungal...