What's wrong with my tortoise's shell??

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hellokatie

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This is Squirtopalous, he is a little over a year old, a Hermann's tortoise, Eastern i believe. Recently i've been noticing these little marks on his shell. they are small and white. they seem to be increasing in amount. i'm not sure what's going on here. i give him a bath every other day or more, i give him calcium supplements with D3 twice a week, i put a calcium bone in his enclosure. i'm getting really worried, so any advice will help. below is a link to a picture of the shell, i circled the areas that are easily noticable in this picture.

http://i46.tinypic.com/23ucsvm.jpg
 

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That is just normal growth showing. It is similar to the marbling that we see in Redfoot tortoises.

I have seen this on baby Greek tortoises, too.

Looks like a very healthy little shell to me!!!
 
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