Sunken in scute

rostykochergen

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Hi!
I just noticed my 8 month old Greek tortoise has these 2 “sunken” in scutes on his shell. Is this something to be worried about or is this part of the normal growth? Thanks!

and yes, husbandry is perfect. He has a 4X6 enclosure.. humidity at 75% (for winter times). Cool spot at 80 degrees and hot spot at 95 degrees. Soaks 3-4 times a week and eats a variety of greens sprinkled with calcium/D3.
 

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Tom

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I"m not seeing any problem in your pics.

Its really nice to see a growing young tortoise that doesn't look like a knobby motrocycle tire! You've done well!
 

rostykochergen

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I"m not seeing any problem in your pics.

Its really nice to see a growing young tortoise that doesn't look like a knobby motrocycle tire! You've done well!
It’s the 2 front, left and right scutes. I tried getting a good picture of it.. it’s hard! (Lol) but they appear sunken in. So instead of pyramiding, they are going in? But it doesn’t look major. Thank you! I take pride in making sure my torts are well off!
 

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