I've got 3 NAWTs that hatched last August. Two of them appear to show swelling around the margins of their carapace scutes: primarily the margins between the medial and the edge scutes. All of the caprapace scutes in general appear slightly dished in. I've attached a picture of the three on the beach at the end of their habitat: it is a 55gal tank w/low partitions separating bog, water & beach. They're all really good eaters and have been getting a good diversity of bugs, worms and crustaceans, as well as fruits and veggies. They are under a uvB lamp and get ReptiCal once a week and 1-2 sticks of Reptamin daily. They are growing rapidly: this could be a factor in the shell issue.

Any thoughts on if this is an issue that needs addressing, or is this normal development at this age?

Thanks!

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