With all recent threads I've come across since joining the tortoise forums & seeing as my tortoise research prior to purchasing mine, was mostly for the care of adults, I can say I've grown a bit concerned.
Reading now that hatchlings & baby tortoises need & are suggested to live under certain conditions with the right humidity & correct temperatures to promote healthy & smooth shell growth as well as having a more of a closed enclosure to ensure these better conditions, I've come to realize the set up I had was well kind of wrong lol
So at this time I'm not sure if it's just my anxiety and paranoia acting up after reading through many threads.
I've had our Ibera Greek for just about a week now. Purchased online from Tortoise Supply. He's about 3 months old.
Lives in a 30"x20" plastic storage tub.
Has a 50W basking light & coil UVB (which I've stopped using immediately as I wait for my MVB bulb in the mail)
Soak his substrate twice a day with a spray bottle.
His substrate consists of 50/50 Coconut Coir & top soil.
I also give him 2 daily soaks with warm water for 20min.
Noticed 3 bumps on his shell already. Looking at previous photos from a week ago he already had them, but they seem to be sticking out a bit more, now.
Are these signs of pyramiding at all??
If so, what can I do to prevent it from progressing?
If not, what are the first initial signs that I should start to look out for as my tort grows?
Thanks ahead of time to all of the kind & experienced tortoise owners of this forum for the help
Reading now that hatchlings & baby tortoises need & are suggested to live under certain conditions with the right humidity & correct temperatures to promote healthy & smooth shell growth as well as having a more of a closed enclosure to ensure these better conditions, I've come to realize the set up I had was well kind of wrong lol
So at this time I'm not sure if it's just my anxiety and paranoia acting up after reading through many threads.
I've had our Ibera Greek for just about a week now. Purchased online from Tortoise Supply. He's about 3 months old.
Lives in a 30"x20" plastic storage tub.
Has a 50W basking light & coil UVB (which I've stopped using immediately as I wait for my MVB bulb in the mail)
Soak his substrate twice a day with a spray bottle.
His substrate consists of 50/50 Coconut Coir & top soil.
I also give him 2 daily soaks with warm water for 20min.
Noticed 3 bumps on his shell already. Looking at previous photos from a week ago he already had them, but they seem to be sticking out a bit more, now.
Are these signs of pyramiding at all??
If so, what can I do to prevent it from progressing?
If not, what are the first initial signs that I should start to look out for as my tort grows?
Thanks ahead of time to all of the kind & experienced tortoise owners of this forum for the help