Is this pyramiding?

[Rudi Lim]

Hello all, I am new to pardalis tortoises. I would like to confirm if this shell type is pyramiding?

 

[mike taylor]

I can't tell in that picture .

 

[jeffjeff]

hi welcome to the forum. Its bad to tell from that pic. One taken side on from a bit further away would help.

 

[tortdad]

We need to see more of the shell before we could answer that question. Is the shell bumpy?

 

[tortdad]

This tort has a smooth shell


And this tort has a bumpy pyramided shell

 

[Jodie]

It looks like some pyramiding, but better pictures of the whole shell would be easier to tell. Some pyramiding is not the end of the world. Depending on the size of the tortoise, the environment can be fixed and new growth can be smoothed out.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

To me, based on that one photo.... I see the picture is focused on the growth lines BUT they do not look bad at all.

To answer your question, take a side shot of the vertebral scutes "back bone" and if it looks like Egyptian pyramids sitting on it's back, then your answer would be yes

 

[Gillian M]

Yes, regretfully it is pyramiding .

And by the way welcome to the forum!