I have a ~15 year old Russian tortoise that I have had for about 5 years. I went to the vet concerned about some things including her shell growth. They did blood tests as well and the results came back perfectly healthy, and my vet told me not to be worried about the growth because it just seemed like normal and new growth. But I still have worries, some of the scutes are becoming tilted and when I touch the new lines forming she flinches if I use my nail. This new growth has started forming around the spring, and unfortunately she has always been small for her species. But I'm super worried that I'm doing something wrong, in fact, i made this account to make a post!!