Leaninthesun
New Member
Hi all! This is my first post here in TFO. I've already looked up a few threads on shell rot but haven't really found anything to help me so I thought I'd post my own.
I've had this baby red foot for about two months, kept in a 36*24 cement mixing tub with a 60/40 mix of reptibark and organic topsoil, as well as some sphagum moss in his hide. Temps don't go below 76 at night, he gets daily sunshine and daily soaks. During his soaks I'll also spray down his enclosure to increase humidity as well as soak some sphagum moss in water. I live in Florida, so humidity levels inside my house are roughly 50%, and the spray downs bring it up to 70-80%.
Recently I noticed this white marbling on his plastron as well as some other marks that make me worried my baby has shell rot. Can anyone help me confirm it is shell rot, or even give me advice if it's a husbandry issue causing this? Thanks everyone!
I've had this baby red foot for about two months, kept in a 36*24 cement mixing tub with a 60/40 mix of reptibark and organic topsoil, as well as some sphagum moss in his hide. Temps don't go below 76 at night, he gets daily sunshine and daily soaks. During his soaks I'll also spray down his enclosure to increase humidity as well as soak some sphagum moss in water. I live in Florida, so humidity levels inside my house are roughly 50%, and the spray downs bring it up to 70-80%.
Recently I noticed this white marbling on his plastron as well as some other marks that make me worried my baby has shell rot. Can anyone help me confirm it is shell rot, or even give me advice if it's a husbandry issue causing this? Thanks everyone!