Peeling scutes

[jdelagarza001]

Hi everyone. My little cherryhead of 5 months has some peeling at the bottom of the carapace. I read on the internet that they will have peeling sometimes. Is this normal?
Thanks!
Jennifer

 

[wellington]

Not sure if it's just peeling or a start of a fungus. What is the set up? RF are prone to shell rot. They need high humidity, but without being housed on constant wet/damp substrate. Hopefully others can help.

 

[jdelagarza001]

I have a closed chamber with a humidifier. I dont know either.

 

[pfara]

Do you have a picture of the plastron? I would think that if it was shell rot, the plastron would be affected as well. Maybe they're scuff marks? I've never read of tortoise scutes peeling sometimes being a good thing or "normal".

 

[jdelagarza001]

 

[pfara]

Huh.. I think your tort might have some shell rot. Then again, I'm not an expert or seen shell rot first-hand. The lighting in the picture kinda throws me off (probably due to inexperience) so I can't tell if the plastron is just dirty or has peeling/pitting. Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable comes 'round and helps ya.

 

[jdelagarza001]

Thanks!

 

[Redstrike]

It's shell rot.

Here's some resources to start treating it:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-63813.html

 

[jdelagarza001]

Thanks for replying. I was afraid of that.