Is this normal growth my baby looks like he's cracking

[donna torti]

Hi my baby looks like he's cracking does he look ok

 

[spud's_mum]

It looks like the start of pyramiding, mine has it too

 

[Yvonne G]

If you're not covering the enclosure, does he have a humid hiding place? My baby leopard was raised in an open-topped tort table, but he had a large hiding place that I kept packed with moistened sphagnum moss. I also poured a pitcher full of water over the substrate every couple days.

 

[donna torti]

He's in a viv . But he has 2 humid hides full.off spaghnum .moss . I spray it down 3 times a day . My other 6 tortis all on tables . Not.fond off vivs

 

[spud's_mum]

He's in a viv . But he has 2 humid hides full.off spaghnum .moss . I spray it down 3 times a day . My other 6 tortis all on tables . Not.fond off vivs

Hmm i don't know whats causing it, whats his diet like? he's a beauty by the way!

 

[donna torti]

His shell seems quite tall . I thort it was b cos he was leopard n they different shape .

 

[donna torti]

Thankyou I love him . I feed him a supermarket spring mix . Dandelions . Bits off pak choi.romaine and an accasionaly clump off viola flowers

 

[spud's_mum]

Thankyou I love him . I feed him a supermarket spring mix . Dandelions . Bits off pak choi.romaine and an accasionaly clump off viola flowers

If I'm correct, i have never had a leopard but i think they should be having grass too as i was going to get one and researched into it and it said 80% of the diet should be grass

 

[donna torti]

How old is.your beautiful.torti . Mine 10 weeks . His shell seems quite flat to Freddie I think Freddie gone up very quick hope he's ok

It looks like the start of pyramiding, mine has it too View attachment 131590

 

[donna torti]

This is my adult shes 8

 

[spud's_mum]

Thank you, mine is 5 months. I think leopards are prone to pyramiding as if you type "adult leopard tortoise" into google images they mostly seem to be pyramiding I think I have only ever seen one or 2 that aren't. We can both stop it as they are only young. I think mines because of lack of humidity. I'm working on the humidity levels though

 

[donna torti]

I Wi write a list off different grass n get some . Yes your right they are only young I'm sure they will be fine . Humidity is quite hard to maintain its a pain

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It is difficult to maintain isn't it?
I don't have leopards but have heard they are particularly vulnerable.
keep trying.

 

[Tom]

I don't see any problem with your leopards shell. If you rinse with RO, distilled or rain water, you can eliminate those hard water stains.

Regular leopards do not need grass and in the wild they tend to eat less grass than many other species. Its fine if they eat it, but you don't need to go crazy with it and it certainly doesn't need to be 80%.

Maintaining humidity is easy in a closed chamber and near impossible in an open topped enclosure. You should not be having so much trouble in a vivarium.

Try these:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

Food suggestions:
Mulberry leaves
Grape vine leaves
Hibiscus leaves
African hibiscus leaves
Blue hibiscus leaves
Rose of Sharon leaves
Rose leaves
Geraniums
Gazanias
Lavatera
Pansies
Petunias
Hostas
Honeysuckle
Cape honeysuckle
Leaves and blooms from any squash plant, like pumpkin, cucumber, summer squash, etc...
Young spineless opuntia cactus pads

Weeds:
There are soooooooo many...
Dandelion
Mallow
Filaree
Smooth Sow thistle
Prickly Sow thistle
Milk thistle
Goat head weed
Cats ear
Nettles
Trefoil
Wild onion
Wild mustard
Wild Garlic
Clovers
Broadleaf plantain
Narrow leaf plantain
Chick weed
Hawksbit
Hensbit
Hawksbeard

Other good stuff:
"Testudo Seed Mix" from http://www.tortoisesupply.com/SeedMixes
Pasture mixes or other seeds from http://www.groworganic.com/seeds.html
Homegrown alfalfa
Mazuri Tortoise Chow
ZooMed Grassland Tortoise Food