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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.

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

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.