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Can someone verify if this is a split scute? Anyone know if he will have two yellow spots in this region when it matures?
Is this a split scute?
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That is just a crease Harley 
I don't think the 2 spots will stay there as it gets older.
Danny
I don't think the 2 spots will stay there as it gets older.Danny
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That's good to hear....was hoping that he'd have two yellow dots on his arse though :]
Does kinda look like butt doesn't it. 
I like it.
Great looking tort!
Just a little crease in the scute. By the time that tortoise is half grown you probably won't even see it.
A tortoise with a split scute would look similar to this hatchling that has an extra scute. In the case of a split scute you would just see a seam going through the normal carapace shield without there being an additional scute produced.
In both cases the symmetry of the carapace may look a little off but usually there is nothing at all to worry over.
A tortoise with a split scute would look similar to this hatchling that has an extra scute. In the case of a split scute you would just see a seam going through the normal carapace shield without there being an additional scute produced.
In both cases the symmetry of the carapace may look a little off but usually there is nothing at all to worry over.
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