Sulcata blackish shell

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walt723

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Hi Everyone,

its my first time here. I have a total of 2 Malayan Box Turtles, 1 RES, and 1 9 mos old Sulcata tortoise...

My Sulcata is healthy, eating well (diet mostly edible green leaves and sometimes carrots for vitamin A, and cuttlebone from time to time), gets a lot of sunshine, soaked at least once every 1-2 days.

However I noticed that my tortoise got black shell compared to other people sulcatas which looks kinda brownish and light brownish...

I have attached some pictures also...
 

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Welcome :) Shell is normal and its very nice, i have 3 with dark brown shells and 1 with a lighter shell, i like them both the same :)
 

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Welcome, Walt!!

I don't see anything wrong with your tortoise.
 

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Hello and welcome. Shell color is variable and yours looks well within normal.
 
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