My Tortoise Shell Is Peeling” – Should You Worry?
4.6 (478) · $ 15.99 · In stock
My tortoise’s shell is peeling. Should I be concerned? It is only right to feel worried when you find that your tortoise’s shell is peeling, especially if you’re a new tortoise parent, but shell peeling is a natural process that tortoises go through. As a tortoise grows, it slowly, gently and naturally sheds skin and shell as it grows up. Unlike snakes, the shedding won’t occur in one uniform piece, but instead in flaky patches. Shedding helps tortoises grow new skin, grow a bigger shell, and helps rejuvenate the body to protect it from diseases. It is a perfectly normal cycle that happens throughout their lives. What are tortoise shells made of? Tortoise shells have a carapace (the top or dorsal shell) and a plastron (the bottom or ventral shell), both of which should always be hard. These parts are
My tortoise’s shell is peeling. Should I be concerned? It is only right to feel worried when you find that your tortoise’s shell is peeling
Tortoise Safety Archives
Signs of a Healthy Tortoise
Aquatic Turtles Shedding Scutes Naturally Curious with Mary Holland
Is It Normal For Tortoise To Shed Skin? – The Turtle Hub
Turtles shed! #ReTokforNature #turtleshell #turtlesoftiktok #turtlet, shedding
African Sideneck Turtle
Tortoise skin problems - ExoticDirect
Tortoise Safety Archives
Shedding - ReptiFiles Red-Eared Slider Health Guide
Signs that Your Dog is in Pain
Turtle Shell Peeling - Do Turtles Shed?? - TurtleHolic
Turtle Shedding (A Complete Guide) - All Turtles
My Tortoise Shell Is Peeling” – Should You Worry?
