Is there something wrong with plastron?

[davidk]

Hello,

I have a 10 month old Hermann, and recently I've noticed that her plastron have a strange color in the middle of it. I am afraid there is some shell rot or some other desease. Could you look at he picture and tell me what you think? Is it something wrong, or I am worrying too much?
She seems healthy, have good appetite and almost every day likes to walk a lot.

Here's the picture:

[AnythingWithAShell]

I can't see any strange colour

[TIMOTHY AND MATILDA]

Looks normal to me

[purplepixie]

Pmd you!

[davidk]

There, this is what I was talking about.
I read that shell rot may occur at the inner part of the shell, too, and I was afraid this brown area is not OK.
The shell is hard and seems OK, just the different color.

[AnythingWithAShell]

As far as I know, that's normal. If you look at the other areas of black, you'll see they all have lighter edges. My 2 Hermanns have the same sort of colouring on their plastrons.

They also have lighter bits of black on the carapace as well

[Ron Magpie]

If anything, it just looks a little worn to me.

[Mrs Mental]

Looks fine to me

If the shell is hard I dont think its anything to worry about

[davidk]

Many thanks, it's such a relief that she's ok.
Someone worried me about this and I wanted to share with you.

[davidk]

Hi, again. Meanwhile, Tortilla is happy in her outdoor enclosure. Now we had some rainy summer days but I found she's more active in these days than in sunny and hot ones.
I would say she's happy and healthy but something worries me. Here is a picture I made today and the whitish spots on the plastron got bigger:


Do you think this way it should be? The plastron doesn't feel soft but she really hates when I put my finger there. I don't press, of course, but when I touch the area firmly she pushes her head out and opens mouth.
The picture is taken after a warm bath, when this area is easier to observe.

LE: the white filaments looks like they are beyond plastron, inside the body, they aren't at the external surface.
Here is her outdoor universe (Tortilla is at the left corner of the enclosure):