hermanns tortoise skin problem?

Question

my little man seems to have a little white flaky skin on his head. what is it and how to treat?

Answer 1

Maybe it is dehydration my tortise has had this before on his head and neck and think it just went on its own, make sure he is having lots of juicy fruits. I dont think bathing him will help mine hate having a baths they go mad, giving them a warm bath is good for there bowel movements as they always have a pooh in their bath water! I think they do it just to spite me. I have two tortises they are brill they both have very different personalties they can be little sods at times!

Answer 2

Dry, cracking or flaky skin is usually a sign of malnourishment, dehydration or lack of humidity. It can often be remedied by improving the quality of the diet, providing an environment more appropriate to the needs of the animal and allowing the turtle to soak in water more often.

As always, if you're unsure about something you should seek a veterinarian's opinion. Try calling your local vet and asking him/her what the best humidity/nutrition for you tortoise is.

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Answer 3

It sounds like simple dryness. Make sure he has good access to water at all times, and has a warm, humid hiding place to use if he wants.

A simple humidity box can be made from a plastic tub with a lid, a hole in the side, and about 2-4" of a substrate that holds water well- Bed-A-Beast, sphagnum moss, etc. Keep the substrate almost drippingly wet, and keep the box warm.

Humidity is a big part of preventing pyramiding as well!

Answer 4

nicely, this could be of many motives. All turtles do have very dry, scaly epidermis. As for the flaky epidermis it ought to be something your bathing him with or hes getting greater warmth than the different. It has to do something with its enviorment and habitat, allergic reaction to a minimum of something. Bathing them three times a week would additionally be a situation. make beneficial that when accomplished they dry remarkable besides that they have gentle epidermis to issues at the same time with moisturizers, washes, or perhaps tough washing. Lay off the washing for him and purely enable him soak in heat water whilst bathing. attempt this for a together as and notice if it rather works. it rather is in all probability purely a reaction to a minimum of something yet whilst it keeps it ought to be ( forget approximately what its called) a ailment. So take it to a consultant. wish this helped. good success. :)

Answer 5

depending on the species of tortoises, they should NOT be provided with water or any types of humidity within the enclosure as they can gain respiratory problems and dermatitis and other diseases. tortoises such as your spir thighs and hermans gain their water from their food, but they also gain water from bathing regularly as water is absorbed via the skin. the dryness of the skin can be corresponded to too high temperature. however dermatitis can be a major problem caused by fungal and bacterial infections such as shell rot. i also have to say never provide your tortoise with fresh fruit! or lettuce! these are poor nutrients and do nothing for them more than as a treat. the best diet to provide them is dark greens like kale mangetouts, etc. as lack of proper nutrients is also associated with dermatitis but also metabolic bone disease.

the skin condition in tortoises will be dry to point due to temperature, just be aware that it does not tern into dermatitis and other diseases related. poor husbandry can also be the cause of this. for further information i surgest you read up to date journal articles from google scholor as thes are scientific tested and provided good evidence based on research.