Is this pyramiding?

[KarenSoCal]

Hi no I keep him indoors but let him out the garden when it’s warm View attachment 296974View attachment 296974View attachment 296974View attachment 296975View attachment 296975View attachment 296976View attachment 296976

Sorry it was for someone else thanks anyway

I really like your enclosure and the framework to hang the lights.

I am always looking for pictures that show how well some keepers do this. I use the picture on this forum to demonstrate to newbies what I'm talking about. It's not easy to describe without a picture.

Would you be willing to take a few more pictures of your setup? Especially one that shows the entire enclosure and framework, all in one shot.

If you are, please just post them here. And may I use them on this forum?

 

[Lokkje]

Oh, I think I was doing things pretty well, probably even before your parents were born, and in the days before internet forums, how-to books, videos, etc., were invented and began offering people unlimited advice and guidance.

What I am trying to help you and the original poster understand is that these factors are all inter-related, it is not just a one factor problem. IE, plenty of humidity alone without daily soaks, excellent UV lighting, a good diet, and adequate calcium and vitamin intake is not going to produce good looking growth in a tortoise.

Check out these three tortoises. All were hatched and raised entirely indoors by me from day one. They are one, two, and three years of age in the photo. They were raised in open top tubs with absolutely no effort made to control the humidity of their environments. I didn't even provide humid hide boxes for them. All the other factors I have mentioned (daily soaking, a good diet, superb UV lighting, adequate calcium and Vitamin D) were given to them. These tortoises are not severely pyramided (if one could call them pyramided at all) and they had NO humidity provided (other than that of the ambient air in a heated room which is very minimal).

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OMG these torts are gorgeous!

 

[SKOLsuper]

I really like your enclosure and the framework to hang the lights.

I am always looking for pictures that show how well some keepers do this. I use the picture on this forum to demonstrate to newbies what I'm talking about. It's not easy to describe without a picture.

Would you be willing to take a few more pictures of your setup? Especially one that shows the entire enclosure and framework, all in one shot.

If you are, please just post them here. And may I use them on this forum?

Ok

 

[William Lee Kohler]

Hello,
This is Frida. She’s a little over a year old. I recently noticed her she’ll is raising a little. And it looks dry. During the day i started putting her out to get some sun and at night she’s inside. Inside her tank she has orchid bark and ceramic heat omitters. I know this is something that can’t be reversed but is there something I can do to stop it from getting worse?

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You're blowing it big time.

 

[Jsvargas13]

Hi no I keep him indoors but let him out the garden when it’s warm View attachment 296974View attachment 296974View attachment 296974View attachment 296975View attachment 296975View attachment 296976View attachment 296976

Sorry it was for someone else thanks anyway

your tortoise looks amazing! I want to help mine stop pyramiding. I will start giving her daily soaks for sure!! I took a look at where you keep Him and I think my set up needs improving.Would you mind giving me a breakdown of how you set it up? And what you use as substrate? Also next to his hide, what is that?

 

[Jsvargas13]

You're blowing it big time.

You're blowing it big time.

Welp that’s why I’m here asking for advice. If you’re not going to help, next time just keep your opinion to yourself.

 

[Jsvargas13]

Oh, I think I was doing things pretty well, probably even before your parents were born, and in the days before internet forums, how-to books, videos, etc., were invented and began offering people unlimited advice and guidance.

What I am trying to help you and the original poster understand is that these factors are all inter-related, it is not just a one factor problem. IE, plenty of humidity alone without daily soaks, excellent UV lighting, a good diet, and adequate calcium and vitamin intake is not going to produce good looking growth in a tortoise.

Check out these three tortoises. All were hatched and raised entirely indoors by me from day one. They are one, two, and three years of age in the photo. They were raised in open top tubs with absolutely no effort made to control the humidity of their environments. I didn't even provide humid hide boxes for them. All the other factors I have mentioned (daily soaking, a good diet, superb UV lighting, adequate calcium and Vitamin D) were given to them. These tortoises are not severely pyramided (if one could call them pyramided at all) and they had NO humidity provided (other than that of the ambient air in a heated room which is very minimal).



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thank you, I’m taking all the advice put I to this thread and doing what I can do help my tortoise out. I will do the soaks and cattle bone.

 

[SKOLsuper]

your tortoise looks amazing! I want to help mine stop pyramiding. I will start giving her daily soaks for sure!! I took a look at where you keep Him and I think my set up needs improving.Would you mind giving me a breakdown of how you set it up? And what you use as substrate? Also next to his hide, what is that?
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Hi coco fibre ,prickly pear plant fogger for steam ,hay heaters

 

[Jsvargas13]

Thank you, what is the light all the way on the top? The one hanging really low?

 

[SKOLsuper]

Thank you, what is the light all the way on the top? The one hanging really low?

It’s a heater only use when it gets cold

 

[SKOLsuper]

It’s a heater only use when it gets cold View attachment 297095View attachment 297096

 

[Jsvargas13]

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Okay got it, top is heat. And this one?

 

[SKOLsuper]

Okay got it, top is heat. And this one?

Solar Basking Spot also uvhttps://www.googleadservices.com/pa...wj__8iN8_rpAhWKShUIHdsvACEQwg96BAgKEBI&adurl=

 

[SKOLsuper]

Hope that helps I am not an expert thanks

 

[Jsvargas13]

Hope that helps I am not an expert thanks

it does. Your setup looks nice and your tortoise looks like it’s thriving so thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I really appreciate it.

 

[SKOLsuper]

Hope that helps I am not an expert thanks

Thank you so much ru in England

 

[SKOLsuper]

Thank you so much ru in England

Sorry you’re in us

 

[Jsvargas13]

Sorry you’re in us

Yup in the US
Southern California

 

[SKOLsuper]

Yup in the US
Southern California

England essex

 

[SKOLsuper]

What’s it like there

England essex

what’s it like there atm