Hi Everyone
Our family recently purchased a tortoise (Hermann I think?) from Petsmart - poor little love had been there for 6 months! His enclosure didn’t look to great - just a red lamp and very dark and no space other than under a big log. I’ve had him for 3 days (we adore him) and he has been feasting on fresh greens (all the tortoise favorites) and basking under his 2 lamps. He seems much happier- he’s very alert and active which is why he’s called ‘Flash’. I do have concerns about his shell - given his 6 months in what seems a dull environment he seems to have white spots on his shell (see picture) I’ve been reading about all the shell issues on the web - it’s not moist or appears to have fungus but I want you all to take a look and any recommendations would be appreciated. I am thinking some TLC and dandelion greens to help with his calcium might be a good idea?
Our family recently purchased a tortoise (Hermann I think?) from Petsmart - poor little love had been there for 6 months! His enclosure didn’t look to great - just a red lamp and very dark and no space other than under a big log. I’ve had him for 3 days (we adore him) and he has been feasting on fresh greens (all the tortoise favorites) and basking under his 2 lamps. He seems much happier- he’s very alert and active which is why he’s called ‘Flash’. I do have concerns about his shell - given his 6 months in what seems a dull environment he seems to have white spots on his shell (see picture) I’ve been reading about all the shell issues on the web - it’s not moist or appears to have fungus but I want you all to take a look and any recommendations would be appreciated. I am thinking some TLC and dandelion greens to help with his calcium might be a good idea?