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My aquired little man was fed on sausages, tesco wafer biscuits and god knows what else before I got him and I've read a bit about this subject.
Can any of you tell by this picture if he has got slight pyramiding?
I really appreciate all of you help and patience.
its really hard to tell (i say no) but if he does i cant notice it. my red foot have pyramid and the breeder that gave them to me was suppose to be an expert with 15+ yrs yet the baby red foots are quite pyramided
. still look awesome.
jasso2 Wrote:its really hard to tell (i say no) but if he does i cant notice it. my red foot have pyramid and the breeder that gave them to me was suppose to be an expert with 15+ yrs yet the baby red foots are quite pyramided . still look awesome.
I have only seen one with it, but I think that if he has that he will possibly grow out of it.
Too be honest i think that it looks lovely, it's a shame that its down to their diet and health that causes it.
I think no! Just watch the diet!
Tracy, your new little shelled baby looks awesome. His shell looks fine.
Please remember once a shell is pyramided it can not be reversed. a tort can not grow out of it. They can however, with proper care develop better shell growth but once pyramided always pyramided; it may be less detectable and because of better growth do less harm. Pyramiding is often blamed on diet or health issues. But it has now come to light that humidity may play an important roll in pyramiding along with diet etc.
I haven't seen anything about the light situation with regards to the pyramiding, but i'll certainly look.
Thanks for your help.
That's a fantastic looking tortoise. So much for screwed up diets.
Anyway... what were the temperatures at which the tortoise was kept?
Better yet... can you answer these questions...
Nice Looking Tortoise Questions
Enclosure type...
Temperature range...
UV provided...
Substrate...
Humid hide...
Foods Fed...
Frequency of feeding...
Water availability...
Soakings...
And any other insight you think might be important.
Ed
puredevonian Wrote:[/font][font=Tahoma]
My aquired little man was fed on sausages, tesco wafer biscuits and god knows what else before I got him and I've read a bit about this subject.
Can any of you tell by this picture if he has got slight pyramiding?
I really appreciate all of you help and patience.
-EJ Wrote:That's a fantastic looking tortoise. So much for screwed up diets.
Anyway... what were the temperatures at which the tortoise was kept?
Better yet... can you answer these questions...
Nice Looking Tortoise Questions
Enclosure type...
Temperature range...
UV provided...
Substrate...
Humid hide...
Foods Fed...
Frequency of feeding...
Water availability...
Soakings...
And any other insight you think might be important.
Ed
puredevonian Wrote:[/font][font=Tahoma]
My aquired little man was fed on sausages, tesco wafer biscuits and god knows what else before I got him and I've read a bit about this subject.
Can any of you tell by this picture if he has got slight pyramiding?
I really appreciate all of you help and patience.
also was it wc or cb as this may explain why its shape is good even though you mention a diet that is totally inappropriate for a tortoise.if it was on this diet for a short period and now that you are feeding a healthy more natural fare im sure it will continue to thrive.
terry
He was fed sausages??? Wow, I have known a few pizza eating torts, but not sausages.
Aren't they also thinking pyramiding might also have a factor of not enough exercise along with diet and humidity. It's becoming more obvious that it's an overall balance of things, not just one that causes it.
Your tort looks good, if he has any at all it is slight it appears. Doubt in a few years you would even notice it, if he does indeed have a bit of it now. Like you have been told, it never goes away, but it becomes less noticeable with age. I have a couple of Redfoots with it. I have noticed as they age, it does look better, but of course it is still there.
Hmmm sausages...
Hi I'll answer as best as I can, here goes
Enclosure is indoors but we are in the process of making him a outside pen so he will be able to have natural light.
Temp is 80c cool end and 100c hot end whilst heat lamp is on.
Uv light is also on.
Humid hide is available.
Food is, broccoli, dandelions, wild rocket, herb cobs and rarely grated carrot and red pepper.
Frequency of food is every morning.
Water availability is 24 hours.
Soakings are every other day.
Substrate??
Wc/Cb ???
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you think that I'm doing something wrong.
Don't change a thing.
You can add Mazuri or T-Rex tortoise diet once or twice a week and you will be blown away by the results.
Ed
puredevonian Wrote:Hi I'll answer as best as I can, here goes
Enclosure is indoors but we are in the process of making him a outside pen so he will be able to have natural light.
Temp is 80c cool end and 100c hot end whilst heat lamp is on.
Uv light is also on.
Humid hide is available.
Food is, broccoli, dandelions, wild rocket, herb cobs and rarely grated carrot and red pepper.
Frequency of food is every morning.
Water availability is 24 hours.
Soakings are every other day.
Substrate??
Wc/Cb ???
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you think that I'm doing something wrong.
Hi -Ej
I've just wiped the sweat from my brow,
thats great to know,
where would I get this stuff and what actually is it and how would it help my little man.
Sorry about the questions but I've not heard of it.
Both of the diets mentioned are formulated complete diets. Many keepers are dead set against using the stuff but most if not all of them have either never used it or have used it briefly.
What the use of the diet provides is a complete and balanced nutritional menu.
It takes all of the guesswork out of providing your tortoises nutritional needs.
Are you in the US or elsewhere?
Ed
puredevonian Wrote:Hi -Ej
I've just wiped the sweat from my brow,
thats great to know,
where would I get this stuff and what actually is it and how would it help my little man.
Sorry about the questions but I've not heard of it.
Substrate is what he is crawling and living on like dirt or Aspen.
Wc/Cb Wild caught or Captive Bred. If he is small and he looks like he may be I would say CB.
I would watch the amount of broccoli I fed him as a treat or once in a while is fine but like cabbage and spinach it is not good as a steady diet. Do you have access to cactus or succulents like Jade plant, grape leaves or mulberry leaves, wondering jew those are a few things that are really good for them, as well as geraniums flowers and leaves, rose flowers and leaves, pansies, hibiscus flowers and leaves.
I think you have a fine looking little shelled one and I am sure with your care he will thrive.
Crazy1 Wrote:Substrate is what he is crawling and living on like dirt or Aspen.
Wc/Cb Wild caught or Captive Bred. If he is small and he looks like he may be I would say CB.
I would watch the amount of broccoli I fed him as a treat or once in a while is fine but like cabbage and spinach it is not good as a steady diet. Do you have access to cactus or succulents like Jade plant, grape leaves or mulberry leaves, wondering jew those are a few things that are really good for them, as well as geraniums flowers and leaves, rose flowers and leaves, pansies, hibiscus flowers and leaves.
I think you have a fine looking little shelled one and I am sure with your care he will thrive.
Hi, is was cb and the flooring is compressed hay, 100% biodegradable.