Weird white discolouration

[Eightball]

Hello !! I’ve noticed this morning a discolouration on the plastron and shell of my almost a year old red foot tortoise.
It’s firm, not flaky. I got 2 baby at the same time. This one having the discolouration is growing a lot faster than the other one. What do you think ?

 

[Thomas tortoise]

Hello !! I’ve noticed this morning a discolouration on the plastron and shell of my almost a year old red foot tortoise.
It’s firm, not flaky. I got 2 baby at the same time. This one having the discolouration is growing a lot faster than the other one. What do you think ?

That happens with cherry head tortoises. Are you sure your tortoise is a redfoot or a cherryhead?

 

[Eightball]

That happens with cherry head tortoises. Are you sure your tortoise is a redfoot or a cherryhead?

I bought it as a red foot. I’ve been searching all morning on the net for this discolouration and noticed it might be a cherry head… really not certain

 

[Thomas tortoise]

I bought it as a red foot. I’ve been searching all morning on the net for this discolouration and noticed it might be a cherry head… really not certain

Can I see more pics? I don't care how old the pics are.

 

[Eightball]

Can I see more pics? I don't care how old the pics are.

I hope it’s enough! And in goods angles

 

[Thomas tortoise]

They look cherry head to me.

 

[Avuwyy]

Hello !! I’ve noticed this morning a discolouration on the plastron and shell of my almost a year old red foot tortoise.
It’s firm, not flaky. I got 2 baby at the same time. This one having the discolouration is growing a lot faster than the other one. What do you think ?

This looks like growth Some redfoots can have light patterning on their sides, I didn’t know what they were called previously, but I searched it up and they’re labelled ‘ivory cherryhead tortoises’. I’ll post an image showing what to expect once that growth comes in. Especially since the white is surfacing where new growth occurs, I would definitely say this is just growth.

 

[Thomas tortoise]

Ia

This looks like growth Some redfoots can have light patterning on their sides, I didn’t know what they were called previously, but I searched it up and they’re labelled ‘ivory cherryhead tortoises’.

Some people call them marbled cherry heads as well.

 

[Tom]

Hello !! I’ve noticed this morning a discolouration on the plastron and shell of my almost a year old red foot tortoise.
It’s firm, not flaky. I got 2 baby at the same time. This one having the discolouration is growing a lot faster than the other one. What do you think ?

Do they have separate enclosures? If not, that is why the other one is growing more slowly. Tortoises should never be kept in pairs.