HELP

Posted by mark on April 24, 2001 at 12:18:46:

Hi.I have a Leopard Tortoise that is approx 3 years old and over the last couple of months I have noticed that his shell is starting to turn white around the scutes.
He is kept at about 75 deg with a 90 deg hot spot
He is fed on friut,veg.grass,flowers and commercial tortoise food
There is a uv light in with him that is on for 7 hours a day.
The only thing is that he has not hibernated this time because he was ill earlier in the year(pnumonia) and I wanted to make sure that he had made a full recovery so I kept him up this winter.
He is active and seems healthy enough and happy enough and he eats like a pig.
Can anyone help me because I am quite worried about his shell.
Cheers in advance from me(Mark) and him(Pastie)

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: Hi.I have a Leopard Tortoise that is approx 3 years old and over the last couple of months I have noticed that his shell is starting to turn white around the scutes. : He is kept at about 75 deg with a 90 deg hot spot : He is fed on friut,veg.grass,flowers and commercial tortoise food : There is a uv light in with him that is on for 7 hours a day. : The only thing is that he has not hibernated this time because he was ill earlier in the year(pnumonia) and I wanted to make sure that he had made a full recovery so I kept him up this winter. : He is active and seems healthy enough and happy enough and he eats like a pig. : Can anyone help me because I am quite worried about his shell. : Cheers in advance from me(Mark) and him(Pastie)

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