RedHeadMama
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So I've had Lily the Redfoot for about six months and she is laying down new shell every week. We keep her in an aquarium at the moment (first tortoise table we built was a disastrous failure, going to build another when the kids are back in school) so as to maximize her humidity (it runs 75-80% most days, 60%ish nights). She gets 1/2 dose of calcium twice a week and reptivite twice a week; every other day eats some Mazuri, mixed greens, dandilions, fruits and vegetables, the occasional crickets (her tankmates), and on non-feeding days gets a good long warm soak. She spends time outside maybe three days a week, more when it's humid enough, so she gets clover and bugs/worms, roses/rose leaves, hibiscus, etc. then.
My concern is, she had some minor pyramiding and uneven shell from her previous homes (the last one had her for a year and she didn't grow at all in that time), and the new shell she's accumulating with us although it's pretty smooth seems to be raised above the last shell she grew (see pictures below). Is this normal or something to be concerned about? I don't want to set her up for health problems since she seems to be getting on so well.
Thanks!
My concern is, she had some minor pyramiding and uneven shell from her previous homes (the last one had her for a year and she didn't grow at all in that time), and the new shell she's accumulating with us although it's pretty smooth seems to be raised above the last shell she grew (see pictures below). Is this normal or something to be concerned about? I don't want to set her up for health problems since she seems to be getting on so well.
Thanks!