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http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Turtles-Tortoises/Turtle-Care/Pyramiding-in-Tortoises/
I found this article online. In whole it's pretty interesting & I think it's definitely worth the read. But more specifically, it clears up any and all confusion about humidity and wether or not your tortoise needs it, no mater the species.
It demonstrates how tortoises who are not supplied with sufficient humidity levels are subject to pyrimiding in their shells.
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I know that there are many factors in what causes pyrimiding but this article really goes to show that humidity has a lot to do with it.
I won't get into it anymore myself. The article explains it all a lot better.
I have a desert tortoise so at first it didn't even cross my mind that he would need the humidity in any sort of way. I live in Vegas and humidity here is basically nonexsistant. Luckily I learned otherwise early on in my research...
As a new tortoise owner I don't know everything, but I do research daily and am always trying to learn as much as I can about tortoises and how to improve the quality of my baby's life. The one thing that I constantly find in post after post is people who are skeptic about humidity and it pains me that due to old outdated information or even by innocent lack of knowledge there are still pyrimiding tortoises all over the place.
Okay okay that's enough. Thanks to anyone who reads this & I hope this can help some people.
I found this article online. In whole it's pretty interesting & I think it's definitely worth the read. But more specifically, it clears up any and all confusion about humidity and wether or not your tortoise needs it, no mater the species.
It demonstrates how tortoises who are not supplied with sufficient humidity levels are subject to pyrimiding in their shells.
]
I know that there are many factors in what causes pyrimiding but this article really goes to show that humidity has a lot to do with it.
I won't get into it anymore myself. The article explains it all a lot better.
I have a desert tortoise so at first it didn't even cross my mind that he would need the humidity in any sort of way. I live in Vegas and humidity here is basically nonexsistant. Luckily I learned otherwise early on in my research...
As a new tortoise owner I don't know everything, but I do research daily and am always trying to learn as much as I can about tortoises and how to improve the quality of my baby's life. The one thing that I constantly find in post after post is people who are skeptic about humidity and it pains me that due to old outdated information or even by innocent lack of knowledge there are still pyrimiding tortoises all over the place.
Okay okay that's enough. Thanks to anyone who reads this & I hope this can help some people.