My 3 year old redfoot (Don) has a very dry looking shell. Infact, he always looks kind of dry all over. He has a hide box that is 90% humidity with moss to keep it moist. he doesn't hide there much though. I give him weekly soaks. Though he doesn't like that much either. I also try to mist him every time I walk by. My other redfoots also "appear" to be dry but not as bad as Don. I upped his fruit intake a bit in hopes to hydrate him more.



My other concern is that his shell appears to be splitting on the bottom in two places. (see the third image) These "splits" dont appear to be open wounds and I don't thing they are battle scars. I think his shell is just doing that on its own. Has anyone run into this.



Last but not least, Don is my only tortoise that has a shell that is not symetrical. (see the first image) He has been like this since he was a hatchling. The "scutes" near the back of his shell are crooked. Can someone explain this? could this cause problems for Don in the future?

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• Is Don O.K.? - lykarok, Sat Jan 19 17:24:42 2008
• RE: Is Don O.K.? - melgrj7, Wed Jan 23 12:04:31 2008
• RE: Is Don O.K.? - rattay, Mon Feb 4 16:03:09 2008
• RE: Is Don O.K.? - LYKAROK, Tue Feb 12 07:26:38 2008