Little scar on shell?

[TonySuperPony]

Hi,
We have bought Nestor and we saw that he has a scar on his shell..
Is this a problem?
I have seen shell rot, but I guess this isn't the problem?

 

[katieandiggy]

Have you tried to gently scrub it with a toothbrush?

 

[TonySuperPony]

Have you tried to gently scrub it with a toothbrush?

Yes, stays there. It is a white scar. As if he had an injury or something. It doesn't grow though.

 

[WithLisa]

Do you mean this one?

Looks indeed like a healed little injury to me. Nothing to worry about.

A beautiful little boy(?) by the way!

 

[TonySuperPony]

Do you mean this one?
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Looks indeed like a healed little injury to me. Nothing to worry about.

A beautiful little boy(?) by the way!

I mean this. Has been there since we have him.
But the spot you circled looks the same.
Yeah, he is a real adventurer and likes to climb on everything he sees. So I guess he has scuffed himself before we get him.

We think it's a boy. He's been born in late 2015.

Thx for the info!

 

[WithLisa]

Oh.
That looks like paint residues to me. Most breeders mark their babies shells (with numbers or whatever) to keep them apart and of course they use some kind of marker that is very resilient and hard to rub off.
Just let it be, I bet it will disappear little by little over time.