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Julia Skiver
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I own a russian tortoise and i have had her for 5 years. in the last two years she has grown light growth rings on her shell and i am concerned that there is something wrong with her. She seems happy and healthy. i feed her a diet of veggies with skuttle bone. is there anyone out there that knows of a vet in pa that is expierenced with turtles or maybe could answer the question online for me?

03:06 PM on 11/08/2009 Flag Quote & Reply
John-Mendrola
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Julia,

 


Forgive me for the delay, as there have been sever problems with the site lately.

 


Sounds like a calcium deficiency of some sort.  Is there any way you could post a photo of it here? The forums do support photos.  It may be a good idea to have a vet look at it as well.  I can't think of anything that would cause such growths, except some kind of deficiency in the way the animal is absorbing calcium.

 


Here is the directory that I use:

http://www.chelydra.org/reptile_vets_listing_usa_pennsylvania.html

 


Hope this helps.

 


Take Care,

-John Mendrola. (P.W.H.S. President.)

 

 
07:10 PM on 11/18/2009 Flag Quote & Reply

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