White spots on shell?

[aibeasley]

Hello,

My Russian tortoise is approx 1-2 years old. She has a good routine and eats, poops and pees regularly so no health concerns that way. Recently she has developed these whiteish spots on her shell, is this fungus or from diet or from the water?

She eats food pellets and mixed salad leaves every day and dandelion leaves and aloe Vera some days.

Images of her shell and food pellets attached. Also her set up, please no judgemental comments only realistic advice. Her set up needs refreshing so excuse the mess please.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JoesMum]

It’s a normal colour variation for Russians. Your tort’s shell looks in very good condition. There’s nothing to worry about there?

Have you read the care sheet on the best way to care for your tortoise to ensure it continues this way?

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

 

[aibeasley]

Thank you JoesMum. That is good to hear. I have not but thanks for providing the link, I will take a look.