My leopard tortoise has white patches between the scutes?

Cerys92

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Hello :)
I've noticed recently that my leopard tortoise has white patches between the scutes. Could this be the start of pyramiding? I have another who is quite a bit smaller and there's nothing on that shell. They're both 3 months old. I've attached some photos of the patches to try and explain what I mean. Any advice would be great. Thank you, Cerys :)
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Yvonne G

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Hi, and welcome to the Forum~

It's hard to tell because the picture is blurry, but I'm going to guess that the leopard pattern is starting to develop. Nothing to worry about.
 

JennBell0725

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Looks like its developing some of that beautiful white marbling some get.
 

parrotlady

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Don't panic it looks like he is just growing nicely from your good care! New grow comes in like that.
 
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