A lot of people don't know what to look for when looking for new growth on their young tortoises. I was taking pictures of Novalee today (because today she is exactly 4 months old) and her pretty little shell I thought, would be the perfect example for modeling new growth.
This is what it looks like:
The red outlined scutes her "original" scutes. Her baby scutes so to speak. When she was hatched, each of those scutes would have been touching each other.
Everything in between them now, is new growth.
For comparison, this is Novalee the second day I had her, at just over 6 weeks of age.
This is her today, at 4 months:
I'm happy as a clam that she is growing so smoothly. She's well on her way to becoming a beautiful Greek goddess!
She also tipped the scales at 66g and measured 2 10/16 inches (just over 2.5 in)
This is what it looks like:
The red outlined scutes her "original" scutes. Her baby scutes so to speak. When she was hatched, each of those scutes would have been touching each other.
Everything in between them now, is new growth.
For comparison, this is Novalee the second day I had her, at just over 6 weeks of age.
This is her today, at 4 months:
I'm happy as a clam that she is growing so smoothly. She's well on her way to becoming a beautiful Greek goddess!
She also tipped the scales at 66g and measured 2 10/16 inches (just over 2.5 in)