Please help. . New red foot owner. ..

[Soinlove808]

We got a baby RF. He has some white\yellow spots on him. . Do you think this is new growth or fungus or maybe both? ? He also lost 2 toe nails this week. . They were bleeding one day when I got home he must had snagged them on the rock or something. . His nails are so long. How do I keep them in check?

 

[wellington]

I can't tell if it's new growth or possibly marbling coming in. The one that would know is @N2TORTS The nails will get warn down if you have some flat rocks to walk on and also feed on.

 

[kathyth]

Looks like marbling, which people love!
Please post a picture his enclosure. Sounds like he is getting caught in something.
Cute!

 

[N2TORTS]

It looks like your lil guy starting to show some marbling....I would however get him off the shag rug (especially during feeding times). As Barb mentioned ......Get a flat piece of flagstone, it can serve two purposes - One as a feeding table to keep beaks in check as well as something thing for your tort to walk on and naturally keep nail growth proper. I really don't see any extended growth from the pics. Just some tort trivia .....Females will have longer nails than males as this aides when time for her digging nests.

 

[Soinlove808]

Thanks everyone.. Oh he was just on a towel. . I had just taken him out of a soak and wanted to get pics and didn't want my floor all wet.. There was just that one peice of kale to keep him happy and still while I was shooting. .. I will get pics of the temp inside home tomorow. .. we are in the process of building him a more suitable home bc of coarse I had no idea what I was doing until I found this site. ..

 

[Yvonne G]

It does look a little bit like mold to me. Can you scrub it off with a soft bristle brush?

Have you read this: Tortoise Library

 

[Abdulla6169]

It does look a little bit like mold to me. Can you scrub it off with a soft bristle brush?

Have you read this: Tortoise Library

I agree, especially in the second photo. He is one beautiful dude.

 

[Soinlove808]

i have scrubbed it, it doesn't come off.. if is was mold would it come off?