English is not my native language, so I'm sorry if it's hard to understand.
I am in Japan.
The shell of the Greek tortoise I bought from a shop 2 months ago came off.
I knew that pet shops in Japan also keep tortoises in a dry state, so I looked for newly arrived tortoises. He was using a mercury lamp with a dry sand base in his shop, but he said it had only been in the shop for a day.
It was sold much cheaper than the normal price, so I think it's true that it probably just arrived. (Usually, the longer it is managed by the shop, the more expensive it becomes)
After purchasing it, I noticed that there was a small crack in the shell.
The cracks hadn't gotten any bigger until yesterday, but this morning they were completely peeled off.
Why is this? Is it better to dry it?
He has grown from 89g 2 months ago to 140g now.
According to the forum, busking is done with a 60W incandescent light bulb with a dimmer between 97-100°F from 6:30am to 9pm.
UVB lamp is ZooMed, Reptisun T5HO 10:00 to 13:00
LED lighting 7:30 to 20:00
The thermostat controls the 100w CHE at 80°F.
The base material is 3.5 inches deep of Coco Mat, with 1/2 inch of ZooMed Reptibark on top.
Humidity is 85% where you sleep.
60-70% near busking
He doesn't sleep in the place he's meant to sleep, so I move him where he sleeps every night.
The room is a closed chamber made of wood coated with urethane paint.
The size is 3 x 1.5ft. This turned out to be too small, so I made a 4x8ft chamber.
The bait I feed is Mazuri 5M21 and Japanese vegetables and wildflowers (dandelion, bokgeum, komatsuna, turnip leaves), etc. He eats a lot and poops a lot every day.
I soak him in 86°F hot water for 30 minutes every morning.
What caused his shell to fall off? Also, will this get worse? What should I do?
The first photo was taken the day I bought him and the other photos were taken today. The thermohygrometer shown in the photo is inaccurate, so it is only included.
I have sensors with probes in my basking spot, on my cool side, and in my sleeping area.
I am in Japan.
The shell of the Greek tortoise I bought from a shop 2 months ago came off.
I knew that pet shops in Japan also keep tortoises in a dry state, so I looked for newly arrived tortoises. He was using a mercury lamp with a dry sand base in his shop, but he said it had only been in the shop for a day.
It was sold much cheaper than the normal price, so I think it's true that it probably just arrived. (Usually, the longer it is managed by the shop, the more expensive it becomes)
After purchasing it, I noticed that there was a small crack in the shell.
The cracks hadn't gotten any bigger until yesterday, but this morning they were completely peeled off.
Why is this? Is it better to dry it?
He has grown from 89g 2 months ago to 140g now.
According to the forum, busking is done with a 60W incandescent light bulb with a dimmer between 97-100°F from 6:30am to 9pm.
UVB lamp is ZooMed, Reptisun T5HO 10:00 to 13:00
LED lighting 7:30 to 20:00
The thermostat controls the 100w CHE at 80°F.
The base material is 3.5 inches deep of Coco Mat, with 1/2 inch of ZooMed Reptibark on top.
Humidity is 85% where you sleep.
60-70% near busking
He doesn't sleep in the place he's meant to sleep, so I move him where he sleeps every night.
The room is a closed chamber made of wood coated with urethane paint.
The size is 3 x 1.5ft. This turned out to be too small, so I made a 4x8ft chamber.
The bait I feed is Mazuri 5M21 and Japanese vegetables and wildflowers (dandelion, bokgeum, komatsuna, turnip leaves), etc. He eats a lot and poops a lot every day.
I soak him in 86°F hot water for 30 minutes every morning.
What caused his shell to fall off? Also, will this get worse? What should I do?
The first photo was taken the day I bought him and the other photos were taken today. The thermohygrometer shown in the photo is inaccurate, so it is only included.
I have sensors with probes in my basking spot, on my cool side, and in my sleeping area.
