Milly and her pyramiding

[waitmanff]

As many of you know I have a little leopard that I got last year around July. When I got Milly she already had sone pyramiding and I started her on the hot and humid way! She is in a closed chamber around 90% (I have the digital temp gauge bought from Lowe's) humidity, I mist it couple times a day and give her daily soaks! She is getting bigger and I know it takes a while for new growth to come in but I would like to see if I'm on the right track. It doesn't look any better to me, maybe even worse?? I know it's not the end of the world, but I just want to make sure I'm doing everything I can!

First picture isn't that good but that's the day I got her and second was from this morning.

 

[Tom]

Once the pattern is established it takes a long time to change it. In a couple of years you will really be able to see a difference. Give it time.

When you mist are you misting her too? That really helps.

 

[waitmanff]

Yes I am!! Thank you Tom!!

 

[dar64]

The ones I have were raised improperly also. I do notice new growth is much better.

 

[waitmanff]

Thanks!

 

[diamondbp]

Don't panic for sure. Tom is right that it takes quite some time to reverse the trend and even more time to visually tell the difference. I can tell a difference already from your photos. Leopards tend to pyramid on the top vertebral scutes to a much higher degree than their other scutes so make sure those scutes get plenty of moisture. I soak mine daily but mist them two other seperate times during the day.

BTW it's a beautiful Leopard

 

[waitmanff]

Thank you very much, I feel a lot better!

 

[argus333]

Ya don't worry about it . Pyramid leopards need love too

 

[Sh3wulf]

You have a beautiful Leopard there. She/he looks very similar to our Benny when we got him. He was being raised in a manner that would make the veteran forum members cringe. He had significant pyramiding started too, very much like yours.
A year later using Tom's hot n humid method all new growth is very smooth and the pyramid bumps that looked so prominent, are now just itty bitty bumps on a huge dome of a shell. I call them his battle scars, he won, he survived, and now he's big n beautiful. Yours will be too. . Keep up the great work!