Is this normal?

[Ehowell607]

I have an young russian tortoise by the name of Cheerio. My wife and I have only had her for about 4 months and after giving her a bath we discovered this weird yellow/white line the goes around her shell I'm assuming it's from her growing, but since I've never had a tortoise I didn't know. Any knowledge would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Tom]

That is recent growth. It indicates favorable growth conditions.

Much of the care info for this species is wrong. Here is the current and correct care info:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

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