Pure Tortoise Power
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My sully's china's skin seems to be falling off. Do they moult like snakes? If not does it mean its sick?
Do tortoises moult?
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hmmm? picture please.
Pure Tortoise Power
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Sorry I meant peeling
So, you have a sulcata that is shedding?
Pure Tortoise Power
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Yes is it normal? I have the enclosure's humidity at 65 to 70%
super important to "see" what you mean....shedding to me may be different to the next person....I have seen snakes shed, I have seen water turtles shed and then there is a land tortoise...there may be issues of dehydration ? or normal "dryness"...may we please see a pic of what you are referring to?
Pure Tortoise Power
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I'll take a pic of it a few hours later coz it's asleep and I don't want to interrupt. Sorry for the inconvenience.
No inconvenience.....when ever.
Pure Tortoise Power
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I can't take clear pics of the spot as it keeps retracting it's head, but here it is
TardisMyTortoise
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My Sulcata is doing the same thing right now and it totally freaked me out! Got my guy a week ago today someone in a sulcata group
I am In said that it was a “stress shed”
I am In said that it was a “stress shed”
@Tom
I am tagging in Tom.....I see a beautiful little tortoise....its little legs look like they need to be plumped up
)) and I know we should refrain from kissing tortoise...but that is a completely kissable face....
@Tom
Tagged Tom in here also....I have never heard that warm and fuzzy "don't worry" phrase. If the person is use to having stressed tortoise I would be worried ....
Pure Tortoise Power
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Yep. That's why I let this cutie join my family.@Tom
I am tagging in Tom.....I see a beautiful little tortoise....its little legs look like they need to be plumped up
TardisMyTortoise
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Not sure where the miscommunication lies here but in both cases we have “new to us torts”. It is perfectly normal for a tort to go through a dress shed in a brand new enclosure- new smells, etc. but no worries, I did not take some random person‘s word for it over the Internet. I did take mine in to the vet just to make sure all was fine and healthy. Nobody ever said it was normal for a tortoise to live it’s life stressed out. Only that they can get stressed out when they are in a new home, new environment.
Lastly, I am new here LOL who is Tom? ♀️
Nope....never had a tortoise go through a "stress shed" ever. Tom, he is kinda just a guy that lurks around the forum and knows some stuff about this species of tortoise....enjoy.
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