Racing stripes on Russian?

[John Ramos]

We got the first Russian a little over a year ago and I must admit didn't know much about them. I thought because of my pre-med background, lots of sciences, biology, chemistry, zoology etc it would be a piece of cake with a rock with 4 legs. Boy was I wrong!

So....See the picture and tell me what this racing stripe is. Was it missing something during the time I've had him, a growth spurt or what? He may have had some of it when we brought him home, can't remember.

Thanks All....

PS.....if there is any flack coming at me, I have my jacket on!

 

[Jabuticaba]

Yeah, they're a bit different from warm-blooded creatures.

Interesting yellow stain...How long have you has him? Any chance of a closeup of the carapace?


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[wellington]

New growth is all I see.

 

[tortdad]

Looks fine to me too


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Looks like a big growth line to me...

 

[John Ramos]

Yeah, they're a bit different from warm-blooded creatures.

Interesting yellow stain...How long have you has him? Any chance of a closeup of the carapace?


May, Aussies, & Hermannis
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Here's a close, I thought it was growth, sort of like fingernails. Or maybe a brunette, doing blond? Haha up...

 

[Maggie Cummings]

That's just showing how much he's grown...be proud of him ...

 

[John Ramos]

I am, I am! LOL

He's a good boy! I'm cracking up now, thanks all for the help!

Just my beautiful little baby boy!

 

[Jabuticaba]

Here's a close, I thought it was growth, sort of like fingernails. Or maybe a brunette, doing blond? HahaView attachment 94422 up...

LOL! I see it now. Looked rather highlighter yellow on the other shots. Nice, smooth growth!


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[ascott]

What a beautiful tortoise.....lovely.

 

[Yvonne G]

No flack here, John. We sometimes 'get serious' with new members who ask questions then argue about our answers, but flack? No.

Beautiful tortoise, and great new growth. It seems like unsymmetrical (is that a word?) growth, but bear in mind that the silhouette has to stay the same, so some areas might grow faster than others in order to keep the correct silhouette.

 

[John Ramos]

a·sym·met·ri·cal
ˌāsəˈmetrikəl/
adjective
adjective: asymmetrical
having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.
"the church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side"
synonyms:lopsided, unsymmetrical, uneven, unbalanced, crooked, awry, askew, skew, misaligned;