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Hey everybody,

Figured my first post should be here. Normally kept fish and terrapins but recently broke down my setups and acquired a 9yo Leopard Tort.

This forum seems to be highly active so i figured i would give it a shot.

Right now the weather here is getting a little on the chilly side. Decided I would convert my old setup into an indoor winter retreat.

Its only 120" x 40" x 36" but works well for now

She has pyramiding from when she was a few months old as the previous owners didn't know any better. But shes doing great

Hi Chris

Grandpa Turtle 144 said:

Hi Chris
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TY!

Welcome!!

Welcome! Im just down the road! Nice enclosure.

Yvonne G said:

Welcome!!

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Ty!

Maro2Bear said:

Welcome! Im just down the road! Nice enclosure.

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TY. Where from?

*EDIT* Nvm...i see where. Im in northern MD right near the PA line (close to shrewsbury)

Hello, Chris, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.

Tidgy's Dad said:

Hello, Chris, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.

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Welcome!

RosemaryDW said:

Welcome!

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Ty

Hello Chris and a very warm welcome to the "tort family" on TFO.
Your enclosure looks great. How old is your tortoise ?

Bee62 said:

Hello Chris and a very warm welcome to the "tort family" on TFO.
Your enclosure looks great. How old is your tortoise ?

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Thanks. Its only a winter setup since MD temps get pretty cold (even though its now fall and temps are back in the 90s)

My female (Buttercup) is 9ish years old and the male (Clyde) is close to the same.

Chris2NyCE said:

Thanks. Its only a winter setup since MD temps get pretty cold (even though its now fall and temps are back in the 90s)

My female (Buttercup) is 9ish years old and the male (Clyde) is close to the same. View attachment 219384

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Ah, now I see both of your torts. Your male is pretty smooth, but both are looking healthy and
attentivly.

A very warm welcome to the forum, @Chris2NyCE !

Love that enclosure.

Bee62 said:

Ah, now I see both of your torts. Your male is pretty smooth, but both are looking healthy and
attentivly.

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The male i just recently recieved. The female was also recently recieved from a previous owner that was unaware of what pyramiding was.

Shes on a hard diet of timothy hay and broad leaf plantain now to try and level it out more

Gillian Moore said:

A very warm welcome to the forum, @Chris2NyCE !

Love that enclosure.

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Ty!

Chris2NyCE said:

The male i just recently recieved. The female was also recently recieved from a previous owner that was unaware of what pyramiding was.

Shes on a hard diet of timothy hay and broad leaf plantain now to try and level it out more

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You know that pyramiding is not caused by wrong food but by too less humidity ?
It was a lack of humidity when she was a baby tort that causes the pyramided carapax.
How high are the temps and the humidity in their enclosure now ?

Bee62 said:

You know that pyramiding is not caused by wrong food but by too less humidity ?
It was a lack of humidity when she was a baby tort that causes the pyramided carapax.
How high are the temps and the humidity in their enclosure now ?

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She was also kept on hamster bedding as a baby. Soaked ones a week, but no humidity in the enclosure and fed fruits and veggies from the store.

The outdoor enclosure humidity swings with the weather. Indoor is ~75% far side at the hide and goes down to 25-30% on the dryer side. They move about freely.