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Yvonne G

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You're talking about the hardened scale on top of his head, right? I see this a lot in rescues I take in that were kept too dry.
 

Yvonne G

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Oh, sorry.

I don't see anything on his neck.
 

Alaskamike

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Torts shed skin. As they grow old skin flacks off & the new lighter skin underneath shows. It often leaves patches till it all falls - or rubs off.

No worries.
 
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