Worried about my tort!

[Jac.dunbar]

Hi my male tor seem to have lost a smal patch of scales around his arms, theres just like white skin, it was worse but it is starting to brown up now and look a bit more normal. He was without uv light for a couple of weeks as the last one broke and i had to get a new bulb and lamp, could lack of uv cause this or could i be something else??

Thanks

[mike2niner4]

Is it flakey?

[-EJ]

Is it with another tortoise? Is it behaving and eating normally?

This doesn't sound like natural shedding to me.

Ed

Originally Posted by Jac.dunbar

Hi my male tor seem to have lost a smal patch of scales around his arms, theres just like white skin, it was worse but it is starting to brown up now and look a bit more normal. He was without uv light for a couple of weeks as the last one broke and i had to get a new bulb and lamp, could lack of uv cause this or could i be something else??

Thanks

[Jac.dunbar]

Not rely flakey, he is with two other tortoises and they are eating and acting fine, it looks although it is where his shell might rub, but it hasn't happened with any of the others. Other than the skin he is a perfectly healthy tortoise from all i can see.

[-EJ]

I'm thinking one of the other tortoises is attacking the one.

Ed

Originally Posted by Jac.dunbar

Not rely flakey, he is with two other tortoises and they are eating and acting fine, it looks although it is where his shell might rub, but it hasn't happened with any of the others. Other than the skin he is a perfectly healthy tortoise from all i can see.

[Andy n Claire]

hi just read the post and i think ED is right could it be being bullied>?

[Jac.dunbar]

Hi thanks for the addvice, i will seperate him from the others right away, really appreaciate you taking the time to help, thanks again.