Apr 18, 2014 #1 ilovemytortoise11211 New Member 5 Year Member Joined Sep 3, 2013 Messages 17 I'm very concerned that my baby cherryhead is pyramiding. If he is why? And how can I prevent it from getting worse?
I'm very concerned that my baby cherryhead is pyramiding. If he is why? And how can I prevent it from getting worse?
Apr 18, 2014 #2 naturalman91 Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Feb 11, 2014 Messages 2,018 Location (City and/or State) Oregon PNW it looks like it has some slight pyramding going on i'd replace the repta carpet with coco coir which would had humidity and decrease pyramiding
it looks like it has some slight pyramding going on i'd replace the repta carpet with coco coir which would had humidity and decrease pyramiding
Apr 18, 2014 #3 abclements Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Jul 7, 2012 Messages 763 Yup! Gotta increase the humidity. It isn't bad at all now, So you won't even notice it if you get the humidity up now.
Yup! Gotta increase the humidity. It isn't bad at all now, So you won't even notice it if you get the humidity up now.
Apr 18, 2014 #4 Tom The Dog Trainer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 9, 2010 Messages 68,453 Location (City and/or State) Southern California He looks great. The trick with RFs is to keep humidity high, but keep their plastron relatively dry so you don't get shell rot. This is most easily achieved in a closed chamber.
He looks great. The trick with RFs is to keep humidity high, but keep their plastron relatively dry so you don't get shell rot. This is most easily achieved in a closed chamber.