Norman growing correctly?

CarapaceGrace · 21-06-2013, 09:19 PM

Been looking closely at Normans shell over the last few days and i am now thinking that a couple of her scutes are not growing evenly all the way round.

Her nuchal scute is growing at an angle and I think it is stuck to the scute to the left, and her vertebral scutes I think may be stuck together also..

What do you think? Do I just bathe her more than once a day??

Ozric Jonathan · 22-06-2013, 12:33 AM

I think a little variation is normal and I'm not seeing a problem. But let's see what others say.

geordie mark · 22-06-2013, 12:41 AM

I thought the keyhole looked odd before but I do also think Norman's shell looks in place as if it were always gunna grow like that

Suze65 · 22-06-2013, 08:01 AM

Norman looks beautiful, not all torts grow perfectly in the wild.

CarapaceGrace · 22-06-2013, 09:53 AM

oh good, i can stop worrying now

Thankyou everyone!

One of the reasons we chose norman was because of her mini-scute at the back, and it is creating a distinctive pattern in the scutes at the back as she grows. Can only be a good thing because it means she is really recognisable if she was stolen, just like my Dorothy and his really flared scutes at the back!

I see a theme starting, all my tortoises are going to have wrong sex names and distinctive shells it seems!

Ozric Jonathan · 24-06-2013, 11:40 PM

Grace I think it's partly that we get to know the pattern on each tortoise so well after a while that it seems distinctive and unique - which of course it is!

21-06-2013, 09:19 PM	#1
CarapaceGrace Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gosport, Hampshire Posts: 139	Norman growing correctly? Been looking closely at Normans shell over the last few days and i am now thinking that a couple of her scutes are not growing evenly all the way round. Her nuchal scute is growing at an angle and I think it is stuck to the scute to the left, and her vertebral scutes I think may be stuck together also.. What do you think? Do I just bathe her more than once a day?? __________________

22-06-2013, 12:33 AM	#2
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	I think a little variation is normal and I'm not seeing a problem. But let's see what others say. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

22-06-2013, 12:41 AM	#3
geordie mark Member Juvenile Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: south shields, NE, England Posts: 920	I thought the keyhole looked odd before but I do also think Norman's shell looks in place as if it were always gunna grow like that __________________ Mark. T.H.Hercegvenensis 1.0.0 S.P. Babcocki 0.1.0 Chelonoidis Carbonaria 0.1.0 (My Parents) West Highland White Terrier 1.0.0 Scottish Terrier 1.0.0

22-06-2013, 08:01 AM	#4
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Norman looks beautiful, not all torts grow perfectly in the wild. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

22-06-2013, 09:53 AM	#5
CarapaceGrace Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gosport, Hampshire Posts: 139	oh good, i can stop worrying now Thankyou everyone! One of the reasons we chose norman was because of her mini-scute at the back, and it is creating a distinctive pattern in the scutes at the back as she grows. Can only be a good thing because it means she is really recognisable if she was stolen, just like my Dorothy and his really flared scutes at the back! I see a theme starting, all my tortoises are going to have wrong sex names and distinctive shells it seems! __________________

24-06-2013, 11:40 PM	#6
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	Grace I think it's partly that we get to know the pattern on each tortoise so well after a while that it seems distinctive and unique - which of course it is! __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

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