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I have a Russian Tortoise named Beezy that I think is about a year old. I Thought/think I am doing most everything right. She has a big indoor Tortoise table that has a hide box and rocks to climb over . We use a bark substrate, but I'm not sure what it is exactly. We were using coconut coir, but the local pet store told us the bark was better.
We give her mixed greens, including spinach, red leaf, romaine, and butter lettuce (she loves the butter lettuce) as well as veggies like green beans, carrots, and pea's. We put calcium on her food about every other day or so and we let her soak in room temp. water every other day or so for about 10/15 minutes. She has an appetite, seems active (she is constantly moving her hide box and rocks around), and has her waste looks normal. She has a 75w infrared heat lamp and a 60w neodymium daylight lamp at opposite side of her table.
I'm worried because her carapace looks odd. I've included a picture, and hopefully you'll be able to see that there is an odd space in between the plates on her carapace on the upper right side. I noticed the other day and went to feel it gently and she freaked out. While this "crack" between her plates felt soft, the rest of her carapace and her plastron are very solid. Her weight seems normal too, and her nostrils and eyes look fine. PLEASE HELP!!!
We give her mixed greens, including spinach, red leaf, romaine, and butter lettuce (she loves the butter lettuce) as well as veggies like green beans, carrots, and pea's. We put calcium on her food about every other day or so and we let her soak in room temp. water every other day or so for about 10/15 minutes. She has an appetite, seems active (she is constantly moving her hide box and rocks around), and has her waste looks normal. She has a 75w infrared heat lamp and a 60w neodymium daylight lamp at opposite side of her table.
I'm worried because her carapace looks odd. I've included a picture, and hopefully you'll be able to see that there is an odd space in between the plates on her carapace on the upper right side. I noticed the other day and went to feel it gently and she freaked out. While this "crack" between her plates felt soft, the rest of her carapace and her plastron are very solid. Her weight seems normal too, and her nostrils and eyes look fine. PLEASE HELP!!!