My Brazilian tortoise has a layer on its shell that is similar to scales

Turtles have only one shell.

The shell is divided into two halves, the upper half is the dorsal carapace that covers the back of the body, and although the shield forms the familiar shell, it actually forms the tortoiseshell with the bony layer underneath it, which acts as a support and protection. Its internal skeletal structure is similar to that of most vertebrates, consisting of vertebrae and ribs. It is worth mentioning that its vertebrae, neck and tail vertebrae are very small, so they are highly flexible, and at the same time, the spine of the ** part of the vertebrae is straight and long, and these shields form a bone plate with the lower ribs, which constitutes the dorsal carapace of the turtle.

There are normally 13 pieces on the shell of a turtle, and more or less is called a wrong turtle. A general term for the entire carapace of a turtle. The carapace of a tortoise consists of an arched dorsal carapace and a flattened ventral carapace.

The part that connects the dorsal and ventral nails is called the nail bridge. The whole shell of the turtle is box-shaped, and the head, neck, limbs and tail of the turtle can be freely retracted in it, which plays a good protective role. The dorsal and ventral carapaces are composed of two layers.

The inner layer is composed of bone plates, ** in the dermis; The outer layer is made up of shields, ** on the epidermis. The number and arrangement of shields and plates is one of the bases for the classification of turtles.

There are two possibilities for considering the peeling substance on the shell.

Consideration 1 is: You have putrid skin disease, which is caused by a bacillary infection. Due to the high feeding density, the turtles bite each other, and after the invasion of germs, it causes necrosis of the first tissue in the injured part.

Water pollution can also cause turtle disease. The affected part of the diseased turtle can be seen to be ulcerated and the epidermis is whitish. The prevention and treatment method is to first remove the lesion from the affected area and apply it with chlortetracycline eye ointment, 1 time a day.

If the turtle eats on its own, oxytetracycline powder can be added to the food; If the turtle has stopped eating, chlortetracycline can be applied and the sick turtle can be fed in isolation. Do not release water to feed, so as not to aggravate the condition. After the turtle recovers, it is reared in a human pond.

Another easy way to do this is to use water with a little sea salt. Put the turtle in immersion for more than 1 hour. After that, take it out and take it to the place where you usually raise it.

In addition, it is usually given less pork. Beef and other high-calorie foods. Pay attention to frequent water changes.

Don't give it anything to eat just yet. It will be fine in a few days. ）

Two: It's just that there is nothing sick and molting is normal, which is a sign of the growth of a baby turtle. The turtle sheds its skin like a snake, but it does not shed all at once, but slowly sheds.

At this time, don't help it tear down, it will hurt the turtle, when the turtle molts, you must keep the fish tank clean, change the water often, there will be a lot of dead skin of the turtle in the water. These skins generally appear to be transparent and white.

Since you just said that the skin is shedding and you don't know what special symptoms are there, so after saying the above two items, the turtle owner can carefully observe the turtle and then decide what to do.

It is normal for molting.

Explain that your turtle is growing.

There are 13 pieces on the tortoise's shell, and the tortoise's dorsal armor is divided into 5 middle dorsal shields and 4 left and right dorsal shields, and the left and right dorsal shields are symmetrical. However, some turtles are born with deformities or broken shields, which seem to be the increase in the number of shields, which is called the wrong turtle, but now many businesses carry out commercial speculation about the wrong turtle, thinking that this is a very rare and precious thing, in fact, due to the inbreeding and improper breeding of a large number of turtles, as well as man-made malicious injury, the number of turtles on the market has been quite huge.

There are 5 ridge shields, and the rib shields are usually 4 pairs, and there are 12 pairs of edge shields on the periphery (the edge is relatively small), that is to say, the large piece in the middle is thirteen pieces, and more or less belongs to the wrong armor.

The red arrows are the ridge shields, the green arrows are the rib shields, and the others are the edge shields.

Causes of cracks around the shell:

1: Caused by trauma, such as a fall from a height.

2: Lack of calcium, to get rid of nails, it is recommended to feed some calcium-containing food, such as shrimp.

3: Caused by dry culture, if the dry culture time is too long, the turtle shell will be too dry, cracked, and deformed.

4: Growth streaks, when the Brazilian turtle is going to grow rapidly, it is generally summer, and there will be gaps between the carapaces, which look like cracks. This is normal.

1. It is possible that the baby turtle is growing its body, so the turtle shell will also grow, and the old edge shell will slowly fall off, so you will feel that there are cracks.

2. It may be that you have been dry for too long and don't soak the baby turtle in water, so the shell is too dry and will crack.

In short, if your baby turtle has cracks around the edges of its shell, but the baby turtle is still healthy and has a good appetite, then there is nothing wrong with it, so don't worry.

If it's like a fish scale, then congratulations, your turtle is growing a body, which is a good thing.

It is likely that the calcium intake is insufficient, which causes the shell to be brittle and soft, and the cracks may be caused by this.

Pay attention to calcium-rich foods for turtles.

Don't give turtles just one type of food.

I don't know the details, you can go to the pet hospital and ask.