My turtle's shell is very hard and looks damaged. What's wrong?

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What is wrong?What do I do? It’s not soft it’s very hard and he has a heat lamp and uvb. Thx

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

That looks like there was severe trauma. The scutes may regrow to a certain point, however they will never look like the original shell. As long as there is no bleeding, discharge or softness, there is nothing that needs to be done. Maintain pristine water quality, feed a balanced diet, supplement with a multivitamin and calcium powders and continue to provide unfiltered UVB lighting. All these will promote shell regrowth and shell health. You can have Zero physically examined by your veterinarian or a vet experienced in treating reptiles to confirm there is no infection.

My turtle's shell is very hard and looks damaged. What's wrong?

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