is this normal?

[tyguy35]

hey, i just noticed these little white lined shapes on the middle scutes on my leo he has started to grow a bit more showing the white between scutes. so i was just curious if its normal and just from growth?

 

[dmarcus]

I believe that is normal marbling on your tortoise...

 

[tyguy35]

so the white diamondish shape on the beige of the scute is ok. i know the white between is normal growth but unsure of the white lines.

 

[dmarcus]

I see what you are talking about, I am not sure if anyone knows what causes that, one of my sulcatas had those white lines appear, and you see it a lot in some species of tortoises and hardly at all in others. Don't think its anything to worry about...

Here is a photo of what it looked like on my hatchling sulcata..

 

[tyguy35]

ya ive seen it on others but ok thanks