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emysemys said:I don't see any signs of pyramiding yet. You see those light-colored spots on his carapace? Well, as the new growth fills in between those light-colored spots, if he's pyramiding, the light-colored spots will be raised up above the new growth, not smooth like Franklin is.
Yvonne
emysemys said:Without the right combination of care, pyramiding can start from the moment he starts to grow. Diet, humidity and plenty of exercise are three of the main ingredients to a healthy tortoise.
Yvonne
tortoisenerd said:A tort can develop pyramiding at any age. The younger years are the most important as the shell is growing. Someone else can advise you exactly on temp/humidity, but humidity has been proven to be key in preventing pyramiding. Humidity sounds about right to me. Is that at the substrate level? What kind of substrate do you have? If it holds in a little moisture that is great.
Cute tort! Hope he grows out of the lopsidedness.
dcoolguy68 said:My tortoise's shell is like that too, the vendor who sold it to me said that their shells are sometimes lopsided because they haven't fully opened up yet.