Tortoise plastron has been scraped off

JaySparks

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My tortoise somehow manage to escape the enclosure and must of hit something on the way down. I'm worried because he was left with a wound that reveals the flesh underneath the plastron. What should I do? he is now in a container with a clean paper towel.

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That's very minor. It will harden off in a day or two.
 
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That's very minor. It will harden off in a day or two.
I covered the injury with a bit of cotton and medical tape. I don't want substrate getting in there. You reckon is over kill? - My substrate is top soil mix with coir and Cyprus mulch.
 
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