Any advice is appreciated thank you.. yes he is so dry.the spot on the upper left does not smell or seem moist at all. It seems to be lifting or peeling. He is very active and his appetite is really good imo. Mbd was suspected because of the pyramiding and the uneven growth on his belly. I will get crucified on here but I can't get him to stay in his enclosure. He flips and cannot right himself. So he wanders the house and has a small enclosure on the floor with lights, humidity and some substrate. He always pushes it away to sleep on the cardboard bottom..if I raise the humidity past 60% he will literally go find somewhere else to sleep. I do soak him daily and his diet consist of all sorts of veg's and fruit and 3 different types of tort kibble that I mix.im just worried about the peice lifting up and the deep crevice down his belly
Again I got him from someone, I will take any advice given, is it always bad for a tort to have free range of a room then have an enclosure to go into? I'm more worried about his shell than his enclosure and living arrangements, but advise is always heeded.. I was reading a lot of threads before I posted and people really act elitist instead of trying to help..
I will grab some pics for you when I get home.. I built a huge enclosure for him, like 6x8 ft and he would always climb the sides and flip without being able to right himself. I decided to put his new home on the floor with a door so he could come out and socialize when he wants and he hasn't flipped in 3 months.he seems very happy and active. I just noticed the peeling on his plastron today and it worried me.. mbd was just me thinking out loud because of the pyramiding.. tons of uv and essential vitamins.. he probably comes out of his enclosure 2 times a day for 15 min to socialize then he heads back in. Like I said I will grab some pics when I get home. I appreciate your time and advice
You will not get crucified here. This is not Facebook, we are here to help tortoises not beat keepers up. Pyramiding does not always cause MBD.
here? Elitist? Not hardly...you are worried about a shell problem, and we are trying to tell you what is causing the problem, but you don't want to listen. Tortoises walk for miles in the wild, it aids in digestion. Would you keep a cow in your bedroom? No? well, that's what you are doing to that tortoise. He is showing you how unhappy he is. There are many things you can use to make his life better...make him a safe enclosure...lay a bookcase down. Here's photos of a couple of my tort tables...assuming he will be outside weather permitting, these are a temporary answer to winter enclosure...
Oh very nice... Yes my enclosure was a little larger than that.. I didn't mean you, some woman said I wouldn't heed the advice.. I will take some pictures tomorrow... Thanks for all your help!!
