@ryan57 The back part of his carapace is depressed. Why is it? Maybe I didn't pay enough attention to other growing sulcatas but it has really catched my eye.
@ryan57 The back part of his carapace is depressed. Why is it? Maybe I didn't pay enough attention to other growing sulcatas but it has really catched my eye.
I've had my sulcata for a little over a year but just started to notice a small dent on the back left of its shell. I've been careful to make sure humidity is always high to prevent pyramiding and that it always has water. I also give it a varied diet with calcium supplement and Mazuri LS...
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Apparently genetics comes into play and with the ones coming from Mali or the more Eastern part of the continent being more pronounced. Like you I did not really notice until about 5lbs. Seems more pronounced in males as well... My little one has the same thing going on. Smoother shell because he stays in a humid enclosure but Stump grew so fast that on a week by week basis I had been measuring the "pyramiding" between his primary scutes (the ones he was hatched with) and the valley between them. Last week he was at 3/8 of an inch which showed up in photos and this week it was 1/8" or less. This leads me to believe that it is not really pyramiding. It is probably more like spreading and then filling out.
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He is doing fine and he eats almost everything I offer him. He hasn't shown me that he has a regular daily routine yet. Probably because he's only been in the new house and enclosure area since last fall. His weight is right at 35 pounds.
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This is one that Tom bred and is awesome. Still has a depression in the same spot. Less pronounced.
He is doing fine and he eats almost everything I offer him. He hasn't shown me that he has a regular daily routine yet. Probably because he's only been in the new house and enclosure area since last fall. His weight is right at 35 pounds.
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This is one that Tom bred and is awesome. Still has a depression in the same spot. Less pronounced.
