Is my tortoise pyramiding?
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TeamZissou
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Yes it looks quite dry and raised growth (pyramiding) is happening. Check out this thread and review your setup, humidity, and soaking protocols:
tortoiseforum.org
The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...
tortoiseforum.org
Yep pyramiding is starting. The care sheet linked above is a great one
Yes it is. Get it into the correct warm humid environment ASAP to stop it.
noillatsyrc
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Hi Tom, I just finished reading your care sheet and am embarrassed to admit I was doing A LOT wrong, is it possible to prevent the pyramiding from getting any worse? Will my tortoise be okay?
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Fix the things you've been doing wrong.
The pyramiding that is already there will not go away. But with plenty of hydration the new growth will grow in smooth, and the lyramiding will look less noticeable.
Your tort will be fine! Fortunately you have found that his care needed some tweaking, and you're doing what's needed.
The pyramiding that is already there will not go away. But with plenty of hydration the new growth will grow in smooth, and the lyramiding will look less noticeable.
Your tort will be fine! Fortunately you have found that his care needed some tweaking, and you're doing what's needed.
You are not alone, and you've just been following the same wrong advice that almost everyone involved with tortoises gives. I used to follow and give that advice too, until I figured all of this out with a lot of help from many sources. Don't be embarrassed and don't beat yourself up about it. Not your fault, and you are clearly trying to do your best.
The sooner your tortoise gets hydrated and into a large humid warm closed chamber the sooner the pyramiding will cease, and the new growth can come in better.
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