Mysterious mark just beneath shell

PNW_tortoise

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I am new to the forum and My what I believed to be Russian tortoise (was mislabeled at a pet store as Herman’s) has a strange chip on the shell with an off white marking underneath it and was wondering what to do about it?

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Yvonne G

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The white you see below the chip is the bone. This appears to be an old injury and is nothing to worry about.
 
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MichaelL

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One that I got had one too. I guess it's just wear and tear from being a wild tortoise.
 

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