Hi,
New to all of this but I have done a lot of research prior to recently purchasing a juvenile Greek tortise from a breeder. Have had him for about 2 weeks. Being a Greek tortise they did advise me that in nature they generally require a lower humidity level than other species, but did advise me to keep the substrate moist and to soak three times a week.
I am am using a closed set up (the top is a screen but it is largely obstructed by the heat lamp and a T5 10.0 strip UV light). The UV light is about 16 inches from the floor. Coconut filber mulch. A hygrometer inside the hide shows humidity hovering around 60 percent after spraying the area in the morning. Temperature under the lamp is 95F, the cool zone where the hide is stays around 80F. Feeding variety of weeds and veggies with daily dusting of Reptical with D3 and Reptivite.
My question is does this animal appear to be pyramiding? Concern here is he arrived this way from the breeder. If not, and this is a normal appearance for this age tortise would make me feel better. If it is, I have been reading a lot on how to halt the process but if anyone has advice specific to Greeks I am all ears.
New to all of this but I have done a lot of research prior to recently purchasing a juvenile Greek tortise from a breeder. Have had him for about 2 weeks. Being a Greek tortise they did advise me that in nature they generally require a lower humidity level than other species, but did advise me to keep the substrate moist and to soak three times a week.
I am am using a closed set up (the top is a screen but it is largely obstructed by the heat lamp and a T5 10.0 strip UV light). The UV light is about 16 inches from the floor. Coconut filber mulch. A hygrometer inside the hide shows humidity hovering around 60 percent after spraying the area in the morning. Temperature under the lamp is 95F, the cool zone where the hide is stays around 80F. Feeding variety of weeds and veggies with daily dusting of Reptical with D3 and Reptivite.
My question is does this animal appear to be pyramiding? Concern here is he arrived this way from the breeder. If not, and this is a normal appearance for this age tortise would make me feel better. If it is, I have been reading a lot on how to halt the process but if anyone has advice specific to Greeks I am all ears.