cracking on bottom of shell, really worried

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IMAG0743.jpgIMAG0742.jpgHi guys. I noticed tanker has some cracking on the bottom of his shell. is that normal?
 
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Looks like bacterial infection (probably she'll rot) best recommendation would be take to your vet for a professional opinion. Typically this is cleared up by scrubbing betadine or surgical scrub daily and kept dry until it begins to heal. Do you keep the substrate really moist in his enclosure? This is the most common cause of this problem.
 

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tortadise said:
Looks like bacterial infection (probably she'll rot) best recommendation would be take to your vet for a professional opinion. Typically this is cleared up by scrubbing betadine or surgical scrub daily and kept dry until it begins to heal. Do you keep the substrate really moist in his enclosure? This is the most common cause of this problem.

no I just changed his enclosure and have a lot of rocks. I was wondering if it could be from the rocks?

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tortadise said:
Looks like bacterial infection (probably she'll rot) best recommendation would be take to your vet for a professional opinion. Typically this is cleared up by scrubbing betadine or surgical scrub daily and kept dry until it begins to heal. Do you keep the substrate really moist in his enclosure? This is the most common cause of this problem.

no I just changed his enclosure and have a lot of rocks. I was wondering if it could be from the rocks?

its not soft or smelly.
 

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Typically how it starts. I always do a once a month betadine or chlorohexidine scrub to prevent. Especially with stars. I would get him checked out just to be safe, and before it gets worse. If it were the rocks I think it would show more scrapping than cracking.
 

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tortadise said:
Typically how it starts. I always do a once a month betadine or chlorohexidine scrub to prevent. Especially with stars. I would get him checked out just to be safe, and before it gets worse. If it were the rocks I think it would show more scrapping than cracking.

where do i get the betadine or chlorohexidine?
 

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Medical supply places. I don't believe Cvs or Walgreens has it. You can try though.
 

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Medical supply places. I don't believe Cvs or Walgreens has it. You can try though.

if i use this stuff will it get rid of it? i just scrub it on his shell with a toothbrush? how often?
 

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Start twice a day and ounce you see it starting to close up and heal then the infection healed and isn't trying to "get out" anymore. Leave it open the way it is just keep cleaning it and it will naturally seal. If its closed and not totally healed it can cause internal infection which would be very bad and require oral antibiotics which is not a fun thing to give to torts. Make sure to rinse and dry real good after you clean it. And do not soak your tort in it. Ingestion would be bad for him. Tooth brush is ok use a soft one. And rinse with gauze pad.

If you can't find it locally you can try online. Betadine is best. If you go with chlorohexidine use the scrub not the solution there's two kinds we use at the vet where I worked.
 

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tortadise said:
Start twice a day and ounce you see it starting to close up and heal then the infection healed and isn't trying to "get out" anymore. Leave it open the way it is just keep cleaning it and it will naturally seal. If its closed and not totally healed it can cause internal infection which would be very bad and require oral antibiotics which is not a fun thing to give to torts. Make sure to rinse and dry real good after you clean it. And do not soak your tort in it. Ingestion would be bad for him. Tooth brush is ok use a soft one. And rinse with gauze pad.

If you can't find it locally you can try online. Betadine is best. If you go with chlorohexidine use the scrub not the solution there's two kinds we use at the vet where I worked.



i found the betadine so i will start that today thank you so much for your help.
 

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You can buy a product called Hibiclense (chlorahexadine solution) at CVS or Walgreens.
 
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