Flakey shell ?? (photos)

graciemay98

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Hello, my baby Sulcata is just about a year and a half old. All is going perfect with him, his health and his growth. (shell photo attached, along with a cute photo of my baby, Pickle.)

Just curious about the bottom of his shell.
Is it suppose to look this way while they are growing? He seems to have rough flakey pieces, ridges, dips, and various coloring (pinkish spots/light and dark spots.)
I’m mostly concerned about the flaking/thin pieces. Is he scratching his bottom shell too hard on his terra-cotta food bowl?

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That's just minor abrasion from contact with a rough surface.
 

graciemay98

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That's just minor abrasion from contact with a rough surface.
awe :( good to know. thank you for the reply! i will be switching his food dish out with something less harsh for him to walk across
 
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