Orange patches

snowball · 01-04-2015, 12:53 PM

My tortoise who I believe to be around 50 years old has developed orange patches on her shell. The orange seems to be in the shell not on it. Is this a fungal infection if so how do I treat it ? She is a very fussy eater and will not eat anything that has calcium powder on it.

**egyptiandan64** · 01-04-2015, 07:34 PM

You'll need to post a picture for us to know what might be going on.

http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=29355

Danny

Ozric Jonathan · 01-04-2015, 08:16 PM

Snowball please post some photos as Danny is really well qualified to offer some help here. It's a bit of a fiddle with photobucket the first time but soon becomes second nature. I don't think a calcium deficiency would normally be thought of as causing what you have seen, but as I say, Danny will have something useful to say (and he's doesn't charge yet!)

snowball · 03-04-2015, 11:44 AM

http://s172.photobucket.com/user/pattisonsue/library/
I hope I have made this link correctly. Can you tell I am a novice ? I would be grateful for your opinion as to what these patches are ?

**egyptiandan64** · 03-04-2015, 08:46 PM

It looks like shell rot to me and should be seen by a good tortoise vet as soon as possible.

Danny

snowball · 04-04-2015, 02:52 PM

Thank you . We will find a vet who knows about tortoises.

emma_mcraf · 05-04-2015, 10:08 AM

I hope you find a good reptile vet who can get the rot under control soon. Good luck.

suttysue · 06-04-2015, 09:08 AM

Please let us know how you get on.
Bless her, got all my fingers crossed
Sue

01-04-2015, 12:53 PM	#1
snowball Junior Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3	Orange patches My tortoise who I believe to be around 50 years old has developed orange patches on her shell. The orange seems to be in the shell not on it. Is this a fungal infection if so how do I treat it ? She is a very fussy eater and will not eat anything that has calcium powder on it.

01-04-2015, 07:34 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	You'll need to post a picture for us to know what might be going on. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=29355 Danny __________________

01-04-2015, 08:16 PM	#3
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	Snowball please post some photos as Danny is really well qualified to offer some help here. It's a bit of a fiddle with photobucket the first time but soon becomes second nature. I don't think a calcium deficiency would normally be thought of as causing what you have seen, but as I say, Danny will have something useful to say (and he's doesn't charge yet!) __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

03-04-2015, 11:44 AM	#4
snowball Junior Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3	Pics of orange patches http://s172.photobucket.com/user/pattisonsue/library/ I hope I have made this link correctly. Can you tell I am a novice ? I would be grateful for your opinion as to what these patches are ? Last edited by egyptiandan64; 03-04-2015 at 08:44 PM.

03-04-2015, 08:46 PM	#5
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	It looks like shell rot to me and should be seen by a good tortoise vet as soon as possible. Danny __________________

04-04-2015, 02:52 PM	#6
snowball Junior Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 3	Thank you . We will find a vet who knows about tortoises.

05-04-2015, 10:08 AM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	I hope you find a good reptile vet who can get the rot under control soon. Good luck. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

06-04-2015, 09:08 AM	#8
suttysue Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK / Eng / Yorkshire Posts: 1,483	Please let us know how you get on. Bless her, got all my fingers crossed Sue

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