pardon the title..i've read Tom's posts about stopping it so i know i can. but i think in the case of Tom's leopards, he has PREVENTED it, not stopped any pyramiding since what he started with were hatchlings w/o any pyramiding.
i do not have the opprtunity to start with perfect specimen, but i am determined to raise my leopards the right way.
they are 3-4 inches big and estimated to be a year old...now way to tell exactly because i bought these from a trader and i have no access to the breeder. they are showing signs of pyramiding and with the help of proper humidity and temps, i hope to stop it. will it be possible? from my understanding, the key to raising smooth torts is to prevent pyramids, and once started, the new growth will just follow what is already there.
below is how my 3 inchers' shells look like.
third one is a borrowed pic from wiki, but it shows exactly the level of pyramiding on both my 4 inch leopards.
i do not have the opprtunity to start with perfect specimen, but i am determined to raise my leopards the right way.
they are 3-4 inches big and estimated to be a year old...now way to tell exactly because i bought these from a trader and i have no access to the breeder. they are showing signs of pyramiding and with the help of proper humidity and temps, i hope to stop it. will it be possible? from my understanding, the key to raising smooth torts is to prevent pyramids, and once started, the new growth will just follow what is already there.
below is how my 3 inchers' shells look like.
third one is a borrowed pic from wiki, but it shows exactly the level of pyramiding on both my 4 inch leopards.