Tatum's weird spots

[wellington]

Just a couple pics of the couple places Tatum has decided to try out. Never did this before. In fact has never slept on this side before. So his hide was removed and put on the other side. About a month ago, I caught him on top of his hide. Didn't get a picture, paniced and took him off right away. Both these weird spots are just this last week. He will be a year next month. Is that like terrible twos or terrible teens Darn kids, keeps ya guessing
Don't know if you can notice the smooth new growth. Making the pyramiding (Darn bad info out there) look better

 

[DanaLachney]

Handsome looking Fella!!

 

[wellington]

Handsome looking Fella!!

THANK YOU, I am crazy for him

 

[Jacqui]

Handsome looking Fella!!

THANK YOU, I am crazy for him

... and maybe just a plain bit crazy, too. ...I mean seriously, ya care for a tortoise don'tcha?

 

[wellington]

Handsome looking Fella!!

THANK YOU, I am crazy for him

... and maybe just a plain bit crazy, too. ...I mean seriously, ya care for a tortoise don'tcha?

Yep, and it is so nice to not be lone

 

[Jacqui]

Handsome looking Fella!!

THANK YOU, I am crazy for him

... and maybe just a plain bit crazy, too. ...I mean seriously, ya care for a tortoise don'tcha?

Yep, and it is so nice to not be lone

Yep, there are several of you crazy folks out there.

 

[wellington]

Jacqui, you toooo funnny in denial shell nut LOL, I cracked me up

 

[Dizisdalife]

My sulcata is 2 now. In the past year he has sometimes picked a spot and dug into the sustrate and slept there instead of his hide. Then he goes back to sleeping in his hide.

Looks like the new growth is coming in smooth. Stick with what you are doing. I acquired my tortoise when he was about 8 months old. It took me about 3 or 4 months to evolve to keeping him warm and humid in a closed chamber environment. I believe it has made a big difference in his shell growth. I wasn't even close to doing all the right things and his shell has vastly improved.

Here is Chuck at one year (just about a year ago)

Here he is 6 months later:

And now:

 

[Jacqui]

And now:

Joe, I like how in the last picture, it almost looks like Chuck has a sunburst pattern on his front scute.

 

[Dizisdalife]

Probably just the way the sunlight hit his shell. Or, it could be him glowing from the raspberry he found in the grass.

 

[wellington]

Love the name Chuck

 

[Jacqui]

Probably just the way the sunlight hit his shell. Or, it could be him glowing from the raspberry he found in the grass.

I like the second reason best... and may his life always be filled with the knowledge there is always another raspberry just around the next grass clump.

 

[Dizisdalife]

Love the name Chuck

My Grand-daughter named him. I have no clue why "Chuck". When I asked her to name him it came out so quick and positive that it sounded like she had been considering it for weeks. She was only 4 years old at the time.