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As for the bump on the other tortoise, I tried removing it with warm water and a toothbrush but it didn't come off right away. I just checked on him and it seems to have fallen off now.

Our substrate is damp but not soggy. We usually keep it around 80 to 90% humidity. Attached are better pictures of the area of concern

I'll try and get a better picture of our first tort. There seems to be a flaky crack/hole in the black area that @Yvonne G mentioned that isn't showing up on the picture. We are going to separate the tort & treat it for shell rot for now.

We have two baby leopard tortoises with shell concerns. The first seems to be shell rot. It is a dark/black pit with whitish growth. Our question is can we treat at home or is it bad enough to require immediate vet attention? The second tortoise has some type of growth/bump on its plastron &...

I am sad to report that the little one did not make it. it has been about two weeks since we lost the little guy. we tried our best and unfortunately the little one did not pull through. I want to say thank you so much to everyone here on tortoiseforum for all your help :)

Yes I agree. A trip to the vet is in order this week. Thank you all for your help.

How long do you apply Terramycin for?

Update: Our little one is still here. Tweaked the enclosure by getting a smaller dome for the light fixture so it's not as bright. Have been applying Terramycin and it has worked wonders! Little guy's eyes are open now & he/she moves around a bit. Still hasn't been eating much at all & shell is...

@Laura lights with the screen? If you're referring to the top of the enclosure we removed that when I redid the enclosure a little over a week ago and only have the foil as a cover. As for the humidity we've been playing around with it to see if there's any change, but so far nothing. We'll...

@Yvonne G yeah, I don't think this little one is going to make it either unfortunately. It's been sick for as long as we've had it. For now it seems we're just waiting :/ we do not have a tortoise vet out here unfortunately. There is ONE place that treats reptiles but I've been told their...

& We haven't been able to go outside much due to crappy weather :/

82F-94F humidity above 80% Plastron is very soft :( and I noticed yesterday it looks almost see-through/bruised. Scutes look sunken or depressed? Almost like the growth lines are raised.

Update: not much has changed unfortunately. On Tuesday it will be one month since we've had our little guy. Still not eating or drinking much (if anything)from what I've seen. Eyes remain closed most of the time except for when we get outside. We've continued the many & frequent warm water...

just a suggestion to have a bereavement discussion area for members. it's hard losing a pet & many people may not understand our love for our torts. I thought it could be helpful to vent or give support to fellow members during difficult times. we can relate to the terrible guilt & grief...

wow!! congratulations! :)

I'm so sorry for your loss :( where did you get the baby from?

ah, thank you thank you for your help. so many good points I've overlooked. this is why I love tortoise forum. I'll definitely raise the CHE & MVB & keep tabs on my temperatures. I'll update soon.

thank you!

looking for some leopard tortoise babies in Toronto area.

we just picked up a big bag today from ren's pet depot in oakville. they seem to carry it and have several locations.