pyramiding

This is an interesting photo I stumbled up on on Pinterest. It shows a pyramided tortoise fitted with a prosthetic shell to somehow protect the existing one. https://pin.it/2tH1RzlqU - I have so many questions...

Recently acquired a Western Hermann’s off Morph Market on June 18th. While soaking and looking the little one over, I noticed some of his scutes look a little raised. Is this little one pyramiding or am I just over reacting?

This is Sid - I’ve had him 2 years and when I got him I was told he was 8 (so now 10). Brumation has been done since I had him. Although I was advised only a short one (10 weeks). I do think I may have been over feeding him as he acts like he’s starving sometimes. He’s indoors with a mercury...

Here are two case studies my vet recently sent me. Thought I'd share. Influence of environmental humidity and dietary protein on pyramidal growth of carapaces in African Spurred Tortoises - University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna...

So I recently took over a friend's 2 year old redfoot, and I'm concerned about the shape of his scutes. He looks a little bumpy. Does this look like the beginning signs of pyramiding? I can answer any questions about previous diet and conditions. If it is, what changes do I need to be making?

Hello everyone, just looking for some advice. This is hamish, our almost 4 year old eastern hermans. She is fed daily, has regular dunks in warm water, we use calci dust and other vitamin powder. Worried that she may be pyramiding? Any advice welcome. 😊

Hi! I just got this redfoot, I was told she is about 3 years old and is 5 inches. She is my first tortoise, I’ve done a lot of research and I know she has pyramiding. My question is, how bad would you say it is? Does the new growth look like it’s going well? Does she look healthy? I can’t really...

Hello, is my russian tortoise pyramiding? He is 1.5 years old, average humidity is 35-40%, feed him daily with a small amount of food. Second question, is it time to trim his beak?

Good Morning everyone, I am new to this and only want the best for my little tort Milwaukee. We have had him for almost about a month and bought it from a tortoise breeder up in West Palm Beach. We originally bought him a tortoise house, but within a week and a half we learned that was not the...

Here is my enclosure. Just verifying what light strength, size, brand for UVB I should be using?? I am currently using Arcadia ProT5 UVB 14% 24 inch I have slight Pyramiding. Humidity is at 70% My tortoise is a year old 408 grams. **currently residing in South Dakota relocating to North...

Hi I have a hatchling Sulcata Tort in a closed tub enclosure. Substrate consists of 90 %Coco fiber and 10% reptibark. It is moisture but not wet. The relative humidity is 80% temp is 81F on cool end but the dewpoint is 75%. Which measurement should I be looking at? I have a push wifi...

It's been about 11 months with Walter. I got Walter maybe a few weeks after they hatched. There seems to be slight pyramiding in middle top scutes of his carapace which is more apparent when looking from the side profile view. I'm a little concerned because the his sides seem quite smooth in...

His shell growth has been flat and great up until now as he had a small spot of fungus a while back where I had to put him on paper towels for 2 weeks while treating so he had a drop in humidity which I believe caused it. He’s starting to have a gap in between his scutes and it seems slightly...

I have tortoise called Phoenix. She is a 7 month old Hermann's Tortoise. I got her while she was sick. She was stressed and she didn't eat for a while. I hand fed her every day and after a while she turned normal. She was really healthy until I noticed one of her frontal vertebral scutes were...

After seeing @Markw84 give yet another talk at TTPG about how to raise smooth, healthy tortoises, and after myself having successfully raised super-smooth tortoises for the last few years, I'm 100% confident that we need to, as a tortoise community, spread the word across the planet that we have...

Hello! I'm raising two 7 month olds and a 4 month old. Thank you for all the information. I wish I had known this website earlier. Can you guys give me some feedback on my setup? and I have a few questions. After reading Tom's sticky thread, I extended my humidifier into their enclosure. I...

My Western Hermann, Pablo, is less than a year old and I've had him for nearly six months now. I'm worried that I initially made a mistake with his enclosure. I kept hearing that vivariums were bad for Mediterranean tortoises and could cause respiratory issues (though now I believe I must have...

Hi everyone! I have an almost 1 and a half year old eastern/dalmatian hermann's tortoise and I was wondering if anyone here could help me out. Dash is my very first pet, I love him (or her!) with all my heart and I just want to make sure I'm giving him the best life I can. Although i did...

Hello I'm a new tortoise owner of about two months. Tort is around 1.5 years. I have temps (for both ends of table) and humidity correct, and on timers. food is a mix of fresh veg and weeds, dusted with calcium. Lights are producing enough UV. She is also bathed twice a week. I think Gertrude...