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Redness in plastron
My painted turtle’s plastron has become noticeably red recently. It was never red before. I’ve read that there can be redness in rapidly growing young turtles. But I switched my turtle to a juvenile diet about a month ago and she’s been growing much slower since so I don’t know why her belly would suddenly become red. Basking spot temp is 31-33C.
She is very alert and active and eats vigorously. She doesn’t show any signs of illness otherwise. Should I be worried?
u/meateaterranean — 2 days ago