Elongated T. has anyone successfully raised one from a baby?

[TortsNTurtles]

Elongated T. has anyone successfully raised one from a baby? I am seeing so many captive-raised with some pyramid on the shell.I was wondering if any have successfully raised one without it? If so what was your care to raise them?

 

[MEEJogja]

Elongated T. has anyone successfully raised one from a baby? I am seeing so many captive-raised with some pyramid on the shell.I was wondering if any have successfully raised one without it? If so what was your care to raise them?

I should say that I am interested in indotestudo forsteni which admittedly aren't exactly the same, and all the ones I have seen have sadly probably been wild caught.

I don't think pyramiding is common in either species though. Could you share some images please?

 

[TortsNTurtles]

These are not mine but pictures if what I am referring too.

 

[zovick]

These are not mine but pictures if what I am referring too.

I have seen CB ones up to a few years of age advertised on Fauna Classifieds which have not been pyramided.

 

[Mexico]

This is Melee, he is maybe 8 years old. Yes, some of his growth lines are a little deeper than others, but I think his shell turned out pretty nice.

I've had him since he was maybe 3, somewhere around 4in long. I kept him in a series of large storage containers until he was old enough to live outside during the summer. I tried to keep him in a "closed chamber" environment with a mini humidifier to keep everything at about 70 until he was 6inches.

He was a really good eater in his younger years, so his diet was varied with Mazuri tortoise diet, greens, flowers, bananas, mango, the occasional nightcrawler/cricket, and the tiniest amount of freeze dried cat food. He is really picky with food these days though.

He is 10inches now, and I believe still slowly growing.

 

[g4mobile]

This is Melee, he is maybe 8 years old. Yes, some of his growth lines are a little deeper than others, but I think his shell turned out pretty nice.

I've had him since he was maybe 3, somewhere around 4in long. I kept him in a series of large storage containers until he was old enough to live outside during the summer. I tried to keep him in a "closed chamber" environment with a mini humidifier to keep everything at about 70 until he was 6inches.

He was a really good eater in his younger years, so his diet was varied with Mazuri tortoise diet, greens, flowers, bananas, mango, the occasional nightcrawler/cricket, and the tiniest amount of freeze dried cat food. He is really picky with food these days though.

He is 10inches now, and I believe still slowly growing.

What a beautiful tortoise! Perfect shell and love the colors.