Hey folks. I apologize in advance for the length of this post.
Our greek tortoise, Pandora, is beginning to show signs of pyramiding. We have had her for about a year and a half. When we got her she was approximately 1.5 inches long, and is now over 6 inches long. We originally kept Pandora in a 2 foot by 3 foot enclosure with alfalfa hay as the bedding. We have switched to a 4 foot by 4 foot tortoise table with a substrate of 50% play sand and 50% bed a brick. Temperature ranges from 75 degrees Fahrenheit to 85 degrees Fahrenheit under her heat lamp. She also has a UVA/UVB lamp. Pandora is a fed a diet of dandelion greens, spring greens, and baby greens, along with a tortoise pellet food. She gets a calcium powder every few days and has access to a cuttle bone. She has access to water and gets soaked weekly. I've read differing things about what level humidity greeks need but a lower humidity seems to be more common so we have the humidity at about 45%. I think that covers everything.
Is the low humidity the culprit? What's the best humidity for her?
Is the substrate we're using adequate?
Thanks in advance!
Our greek tortoise, Pandora, is beginning to show signs of pyramiding. We have had her for about a year and a half. When we got her she was approximately 1.5 inches long, and is now over 6 inches long. We originally kept Pandora in a 2 foot by 3 foot enclosure with alfalfa hay as the bedding. We have switched to a 4 foot by 4 foot tortoise table with a substrate of 50% play sand and 50% bed a brick. Temperature ranges from 75 degrees Fahrenheit to 85 degrees Fahrenheit under her heat lamp. She also has a UVA/UVB lamp. Pandora is a fed a diet of dandelion greens, spring greens, and baby greens, along with a tortoise pellet food. She gets a calcium powder every few days and has access to a cuttle bone. She has access to water and gets soaked weekly. I've read differing things about what level humidity greeks need but a lower humidity seems to be more common so we have the humidity at about 45%. I think that covers everything.
Is the low humidity the culprit? What's the best humidity for her?
Is the substrate we're using adequate?
Thanks in advance!