Is my tortoise shell deformed?

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Hi everyone, Today I was soaking :tort:Lemmy and I noticed the part above her neck (i do not know how it is called but I will mark it up in the pic) has deformed and is not in the center any more. is this because of the growth rings? or it is something i should be worried about? If it is because of the growth rings is it going to go back in the middle? I am going to post before and after pics. Also, if you guys can tell me if Lemmy is a fat tortoiseo_O?I have been tracking her weight and she is growing rapidly. Here are some numbers : 12/01/2018 she weigh : 0.938 lbs, on 28/01/2018: 0.955 lbs, on 07/03/2018 : 1.1lbs and today 18/03/2018: 1.182.

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Also, if you guys can tell me if Lemmy is a fat tortoiseo_O?I have been tracking her weight and she is growing rapidly. Here are some numbers : 12/01/2018 she weigh : 0.938 lbs, on 28/01/2018: 0.955 lbs, on 07/03/2018 : 1.1lbs and today 18/03/2018: 1.182.

She’s not fat, she’s just growing because she’s getting better food and care. My Russian has doubled in weight in the two years we’ve had her; she was only a little bigger than Lemmy when we found her and she is just fine.

I don’t know if you still have her in a small enclosure or if she is outside now? Russians can get pudgy if they can’t walk enough. Yours isn’t pudgy, though. No worries about that. I just haven’t seen your enclosure.
 
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She’s not fat, she’s just growing because she’s getting better food and care. My Russian has doubled in weight in the two years we’ve had her; she was only a little bigger than Lemmy when we found her and she is just fine.

I don’t know if you still have her in a small enclosure or if she is outside now? Russians can get pudgy if they can’t walk enough. Yours isn’t pudgy, though. No worries about that. I just haven’t seen your enclosure.

Thank You, I was worried if I am feeding her too much because of the weight gain. For now she is in an enclosure but she is active most of the time and she runs towards me when she see me. I'am working on getting her a bigger enclosure and in near future I will keep her in my Yard. :):tort:. your tort look like Lemmy. all Russians have the same cute face any ways :D
 

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