General Care Discussion :: chips in shell

[turtleinc.]

one time herbie jumped off the table and chiped his shell.
then in the dry tank he chiped it in two other places small chips though.
is that bad does it hurt him?

[steve]

Why was he on the table to begin with? Yes it can hurt him and it can lead to infections.

[missibsu]

What caused him to chip his shell in his tank? There shouldn't be anything in the tank that can cause this. Is his shell really brittle?

[turtleinc.]

he was being looked at on the table and i turned away to get the cat away and he jumped

[turtleinc.]

he hit the side of the tank when he got chiped thr second time

[marisa]

How bad are the chips? Is the shell cracked at all?

[turtleinc.]

no it is not cracked they are just like grooves in the side