I have a California desert tortoise who is almost 2 years old. He (actually not sure if it's a male or female) has growths on the sides of his mouth. They are hard, dry and crusty, and do not bleed or weep any kind of fluid. The growth on one side of his mouth is much larger than the other side. The inside of his mouth looks fine and his ability to eat is not affected. A few weeks ago, the large growth fell off and the area where it was on his mouth was smooth and pale yellow and looked ok, just a little indented (sort of like when you have a scab that falls off). The growth is now starting to grow back again. Any idea of what this could be?
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