Sweet and cute!
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Quite the camera ham
He cool. Bet he's full of character too.
I'm with Gillian! Maybe daily soak could help too but you have to keep your tortoise much wetter. The substrate looks really dry to me.
He was only adopted a year ago. He came to me that way, but thank you.
I only adopted him a year ago. He came to me that way. It's very humid in his enclosure, however I do not keep his substrate wet to prevent shell rot. Wet substrate is not the way to go imo. But thank you.
I did NOT mean to upset you, I just wanted to warn you of the pyramiding.
Please read the thread that cdmay's posted, called: "Pyramiding and my Experience," which will hopefully help you.
I'm not upset. What makes you say that?
I've done reading and research. That's why I'm a member here! Like us all I guess.
As I said, he was recently adopted.....
I just to not want to hurt/upset those who have not hurt/upset me, and one may do so unintentionally, that's all.
Fair enough.
He is adorable and he's smiling. Looks pretty darn happy.
What a cutie!
He looks Egyptian for some reason...LOL!!! Just kidding.
He does not seem too terribly "pyramidded" like some others I have seen. Now that he is in better hands than before, the pyramids can be stopped!
You can keep the substrate moist without it being wet. You may just have to change it a bit more often.
By the way - he is totally adorable! I really love these guys.
He does not seem too terribly "pyramidded" like some others I have seen. Now that he is in better hands than before, the pyramids can be stopped!
You can keep the substrate moist without it being wet. You may just have to change it a bit more often.
By the way - he is totally adorable! I really love these guys.
If they only knew how humid it is in there!...lol I have to vent a couple times a day due to so much fog it begins to rain. It's downright tropical in there, as it should be. Despite the "too dry" substrate......
The substrate, particularly the top layer, might be on the drier side but it's air humidity we are going for not damp/wet substrate.
Looks ok to me Lisa. You should keep the top layer dry to dryish. Not wet. If it's humid and he has a bath he can fit in to soak it's all good.
That's my opinion as well. People don't understand that you can create humidity without having wet ground. Cover the top completely and your most of the way there!
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Adorable tortoise! Looks a lot like my little Anna. I wouldn't worry about the pyramiding; that's basically an inevitable side effect of captive rearing. Plus there's no evidence that mild to moderate shell pyramiding has even the slightest effect on a tortoise's health, quality of life, or longevity. People get way too bent out of shape about it in my opinion.
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