White Lines on Shell?

[Layla]

Hello Everyone and thanks in advance for any advise they give.

This is my sweet girl, Tortie. When I picked her up up yesterday I noticed these white lines on her shell, I had never noticed them before.

Also I gave her a soak and if you look at this picture it seems like she has a lump or some sort of protrusion on below her neck. Is that normal?

Thanks, I hope I am just being a worry-wort.

 

[Yvonne G]

That's where the shell grows. As it ages, it will darken. Sorry, but don't know about her neck.

 

[MPRC]

Is the bump persistent or does it move/go away when she's relaxed? Sometimes you can see their lungs protruding.

 

[Layla]

That's where the shell grows. As it ages, it will darken. Sorry, but don't know about her neck.

Thank you! I had never noticed or read about that before! I appreciate your response.

 

[Layla]

Is the bump persistent or does it move/go away when she's relaxed? Sometimes you can see their lungs protruding.

Thanks so much, It only shows when she''s got her neck stretched out. I usually hold her and scratch her head/shell almost every day while I'm watching TV and had never noticed it before. I won't worry unless it appears when she's relaxed. I appreciate your response.

 

[Linhdan Nguyen]

The white lines between the scutes are growth lines. As Yvonne mentioned, it will darken as time goes by & it gets darker