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RE: shell rot

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Posted by: tortoiseluva at Sat Jun 16 19:59:08 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tortoiseluva ]  
   

If the shell is soft to touch (unless it is a baby tortoise) then your tortoise may have shell rot. Also, if there are white spots that make a ditch in the shell, there might be a fungi infection on the shell. Here is a picture of shell rot that I found on the internet. I hope this helps!
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