Here's Hagrid!!

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Andy_Panda

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Hello there I finally got pictures of Hagrid our Sulcata, when we bought him in December we were not educated on pyramiding, but 2-3 days later we made every effort to stop it in its tracks so here is a few photo's of our baby. I'm not sure how old he is but he is a little over 4 inches long.

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That last picture is priceless!! What a face! What an expression! :p

"Do you mind? I'm eating here." ;)

So you have found all the information you need to provide little Hagrid with a pyramid-proof environment?:D

Congratulations.
 

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What a pretty face! I hope Hagrid is female because its a very feminine face! Are you keeping your substrate slightly moist?
 

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Awww so cute. I love that last picture with the head tilted, priceless. :D
 
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Hi and welcome to the forum...He's a beautiful animal, but I'm sure you see that he is already starting to pyramid...he needs about 80% humidity so keep that substrate slightly moist and it will stop. I am glad you found us...
 

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Awe there's my little guy(or girl...)!

He was kept in a completely dry enclosure and they were soaking him about twice a week, and that was what they told us to do. But thank goodness for the internet. We had him like that for a couple days then switched him to a moistened substrate and he gets a soak everyday.

How long before we can expect to see new growth? I’m really hoping that we’ve fixed the problem.
 

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He is SO cute!! What an adorable little face :)
 

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There's nothing wrong with having the wrong sex name for a tortoise. In fact, I think its kinda' cute. I know a big female sulcata named Ralph.
 

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Hey, you have an alligator lizard too! You should make a thread for him/her, I'm really curious how other people keep these guys.
Welcome to the forum, Hagrid is a cutie :D
 

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emysemys said:
There's nothing wrong with having the wrong sex name for a tortoise. In fact, I think its kinda' cute. I know a big female sulcata named Ralph.

haha I love it! If Nelson turns out to be a girl, I'm still keeping the name Nelson ;) I call him "Nelly" sometimes so I guess it would work anyways!

Andy_Panda said:
Thanks ,

we will take some pictures of car wax and do that :)

Haha "Car Wax" that's too funny...
 

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Fruitloops said:
Awe there's my little guy(or girl...)!

He was kept in a completely dry enclosure and they were soaking him about twice a week, and that was what they told us to do. But thank goodness for the internet. We had him like that for a couple days then switched him to a moistened substrate and he gets a soak everyday.

How long before we can expect to see new growth? I’m really hoping that we’ve fixed the problem.

It's not really a problem that you fix, it's more like an ongoing husbandry issue. Just make sure that the substrate is kept moist and there is a hiding area that will retain moisture (I'm fond of plastic totes with a hole cut in the side filled with moss). In nature they spend most of their time deep underground where the humidity is very high. People get the wrong idea when they hear 'desert animal' and assume that the animals have adapted to spend all day in the hot drying sun, but in actuality they have simply discovered how to get away from it.

Good luck with the tort. Most sulcatas have some pyramiding, and if you clear up the problem now it will be almost completely unnoticeable when the tort reaches full size (though it will never go away).
 

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Awww Hagrid is adorable and I love the name you chose. The last pic in the first set is absolutely adorable.
 
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