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I'm at a loss for words on how to describe it briefly, but essentially there is a convex line down the middle of my tortoises Plastron (bottom shell). Honestly, I've left him (I think him...though not sure) in his enclosure for about a week without interacting too much and when I did interact I wasn't really looking at or feeling the plastron, but when I picked him/her up today I noticed this.
I suppose one way to describe it is like a rib protrusion when someone is starving, but it's on the bottom shell and they don't have ribs...
He/She gets food almost every day that is a mixture of grasses, hays, collard greens and turnip greens. Calcium is still a problem because he wont eat the cuttle bone and all I can do is sprinkle it onto the food, but it's a dry powder. Anyone have any suggestions on making the cuttle bone more palatable or pleasing?
He/She is about 3-4 months old so still small. No shell protrusions on the carapace--just the one on the plastron. Seems happy and healthy and moving around pretty much like always.
Anyone have an idea on what it might be?
And again...any suggestions on getting him to eat the cuttle bone. Honestly, I don't understand when people say their tortoise takes chunks of their's and eats it right up...he doesn't even seem to understand that he can eat it.
I suppose one way to describe it is like a rib protrusion when someone is starving, but it's on the bottom shell and they don't have ribs...
He/She gets food almost every day that is a mixture of grasses, hays, collard greens and turnip greens. Calcium is still a problem because he wont eat the cuttle bone and all I can do is sprinkle it onto the food, but it's a dry powder. Anyone have any suggestions on making the cuttle bone more palatable or pleasing?
He/She is about 3-4 months old so still small. No shell protrusions on the carapace--just the one on the plastron. Seems happy and healthy and moving around pretty much like always.
Anyone have an idea on what it might be?
And again...any suggestions on getting him to eat the cuttle bone. Honestly, I don't understand when people say their tortoise takes chunks of their's and eats it right up...he doesn't even seem to understand that he can eat it.