Shell flattening??

[Greektort2015]

Please help and tell me what I'm doing wrong. I have a 6 month old Greek tortoise which I've had for almost 2 months. Her shell is flattening in the center and I don't know why. I'm worried about her health. She had a vet check up in May and was deemed healthy. So I don't know what has happend in the last few days to cause this.

 

[Jodie]

Can you post pictures please.

 

[dmmj]

Pics would be good. But a flattenimg is most likely MBD. lacking of calcium and sunshine.

 

[Greektort2015]

Top pic is from May, Bottom pic is from yesterday.

 

[Lexiii]

From that angle it just looks like she's growing.

 

[JoesMum]

Can you post some pictures if your enclosure and lighting please? Also could you tell us what you feed your tort?

Is your tort eating normally and active?

This will help us to help you

 

[Greektort2015]

She eats dandelion leaves, endive, escarole, spring mix, grassland tortoise food. She is eating and acting her normal self.

 

[JoesMum]

It's hard to tell what you are using for UVB and basking lighting from the picture. Is there a cover between the lights and the tank?

 

[Jodie]

I don't see any flattening. Looks like she has grown. Perhaps your eyes are tricking you, because she is getting wider and longer making the dome seem less?

 

[Yvonne G]

Yeah...I don't see the flattening you're referring to either. But if your UVB light is the fluorescent tube, then I see something wrong with calcium absorption. The screen the tube is sitting on filters out the UVB rays. The tube needs to be uninhibited.

 

[Greektort2015]

Here is a better pic of the flattening shell

 

[Greektort2015]

my 6 month old tortoise shell looks flatter to me. I've only had her for 2 months. Any idea what can cause this?

 

[Greektort2015]

I took the screen off hopefully it helps.

 

[Greektort2015]

I have the zoo med t5 high output 5.0 uvb light

 

[Yvonne G]

Are you talking about the darker lines in between the design on his back? That's just new growth.

 

[JoesMum]

I think it's that the dome of the shell is less pronounced now the tortoise has grown. You can see the difference between the two pictures. It looks OK to me

 

[Jodie]

I agree, your tortoise looks fine.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very pretty tortoise.
Looks ok to me.

 

[Alaskamike]

Some tortoise become wider and the dome of the shell less rounded as they grow. In my experience this is more a genetic issue than care. I've seen these differences even in siblings , raised together with same care.