Pyramiding in one this size will be noticed in the notch between the scutes. The area should be flat between each scute, not dipped down.
Ohhh... so the lines should be even with the scutes that are higher? I'll raise the humidity a bit. Can it be to humid?
I've never found a way to make humidity too high as long as temps are correct and things are not wet all the time.
Thank you so much Mark for that explanation - I have never totally understood the process before.
Super helpful thanks! So will the new growth eventually start to even out if my Sully is kept in correct conditions. I know that old growth will never correct but trying to make sure the new growth does.
Your tortoise is just a baby Really just barely starting to grow in the picture. Even though the first growth does show a sunken seam forming (started too dry), With proper conditions, you will not see any pyramiding from this early of a start. Your tortoise looks about 4 weeks old - quite early to sell, but perhaps good for you as it was being kept too dry. Hopefully it will take off and grow properly now with you.
Yes we were told by the pet store that they had them for a month and they were a month old when they got them. There is no way. Our sully still had an egg tooth. This picture is from the first day we brought it home on Sept 24. It was in a very small dry encloser with about 15 others.
And Happy Birthday, Mark - I'm very sorry to have been so unobservant and didn't notice the banner !
Sadly, that is the norm. We are working to correct this.
You sure helped me! Thank you!
