Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:43 am Re: Is this Shell Rot?
Hi Steve, yes he had just recently shed a big scute (well almost all of it) and that is when I noticed this darker colour under the scute and began to worry. When I took him out of the water I pressed on the area and it was just as hard as the rest of his shell. No water was seeping out. Not sure why that area is darker. Could it be from shedding the scute?? Through the nine years I have had Percy I have almost never seen him shed his scutes. It's only been the last 6 months that I have actually seen him lose a scute.
1 male Mississippi Map - Percy
4 pug dogs - Sara, Sadie, Rave & Maesy
2 cats - Sylvestor & Sammy
2 fish tanks
Lots of crested and gargoyle geckos
1 Chahoua gecko
1 Cockateil - Woody
1 sort of understanding hubby!