I believe I got him when he was a yearling, possibly a little older. And I've had him for about 3 years he had slight pyramiding when I got him, but when I took him home he immediately went into the backyard with a house to sleep in at night, where as he was being kept in what looked like a 30 gal aquarium before
his shell started growing out smooth from that point forward! He was started dry, and being fed mostly lettuce & those colorful pellets from pets mart before..& now he is on an all grass diet with occasional leafy greens!
You rescued his life.
I can not comprehend that people think a tortoise can live happily in a 30 gal quarium. Those people should be kept in a room of 2 x 2 m. I wonder how long they can live in this room without going crazy !