update on my tortoise's growth

[tortoise_man2]

She is 4 3/4 inches long, almost an inch bigger then when i bought her!!!
Most of her growth has come in the past 2 or so months. It was uneven at first but it is smoothing out.

My only concern is the scutes on the left and right of the anal scute. The seam to be curving upward... Here is a picture...

Thanks for the help in advance...

 

[ascott]

Not uncommon in a captive tortoise...I have often wondered? If it is due to the captive tortoise not having nearly the same amount of exercise as a wild tortoise counterpart???/ I am not saying that is what it is, just simply something that I speculate....it does not seem uncommon in captive torts....and alone, I would not be too freaked out about it...what size of walking area does this tort have?

 

[tortoise_man2]

My tortoise doesn't have a lot of room right now but we are going to build a larger tortoise table soon...

Thanks for the reply

 

[biochemnerd808]

That 'swoop' curve of the scutes at the edge is nothing of concern. I've seen it both in captive-bred and in wild-caught tortoises, and both on indoor-tortoises and outdoor tortoises. It's a normal variation of a healthy shell.