I've been researching a lot lately about tortoise anatomy, functions of internal organs and the like. One thing I have been searching for and can't seem to find is how did pyramiding in tortoises become associated with a high protein diet? Most of us who have been at it for awhile, know that this was basically the only published cause for pyramiding until a few years ago.
The critics of high protein diets will say that protein is hard on the kidneys and liver, so how does this then create pyramiding in the tortoise? The concept of high protein and pyramiding had to have come from somewhere or some research. Anyone know the origins?
The critics of high protein diets will say that protein is hard on the kidneys and liver, so how does this then create pyramiding in the tortoise? The concept of high protein and pyramiding had to have come from somewhere or some research. Anyone know the origins?