Do some Russians have "spur like" bumps on their butts? 
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Yeah, at least all mine do.
do they grow as the torts get older? i cant see any on mine.
My male has them but my female just has bumpy skin back there. Kind of like a toad. Could this be an age thing...or not? I've never read about Russians having "spur-ish" bumps.
My tort's rearend has some of those. Like your pic, they are much darker than the surrounding skin. I just assumed they were normal?
Maybe some don't have any? It might just be a cosmetic thing (NOT necessary!)
Or, your tort is CB, right? It might just be something some WC torts have??
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I have two that are juvenile and two a bit older( not sure of exact ages) the two older Russians have the exact bump/wart like things around their backsides. My two "babies" do not. I think it's definitely age and not wether they are captive bred or wild caught
yes he's cb. i guess its some thing to watch for, if they start to grow i'll be sure to let you all know lol
I don't mean to sound terrible, but her rearend is really lumpy!
Maybe it's an identification thing? Can't imagine why they would need little lumps on their buttocks. I don't mean to sound terrible, but her rearend is really lumpy!
Yup, he's lumpy. Not sure, but his tooshie is still cute!
I need to try and grad a picture of my russian's lumplets! He's kind of shy of the camera
This thread helpfully says that they are a defense for the tort-http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-has-bumpy-butt.63550/-and I mean, why not? They are very scary.
This thread helpfully says that they are a defense for the tort-http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-has-bumpy-butt.63550/-and I mean, why not? They are very scary.
ok if we're comparing here's sparkys butt too lol
Nank has them, I believe they're a normal Russian feature.
I cant speak for sure why they're there or if they're there for a reason, but when tortoises tuck into their shells wouldn't that part be exposed, since they cant cover everything with their legs/feet. So like their front legs being rough and hard to protect them when they hide, could this not be the same idea? I'm no expert since Nank never completely tucks away, guess i'm good and don't completely terrify him, but is this a good point?
I cant speak for sure why they're there or if they're there for a reason, but when tortoises tuck into their shells wouldn't that part be exposed, since they cant cover everything with their legs/feet. So like their front legs being rough and hard to protect them when they hide, could this not be the same idea? I'm no expert since Nank never completely tucks away, guess i'm good and don't completely terrify him, but is this a good point?
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