HELP!!!! I need some suggestions. My boys are still pyramiding. it's very slight, but it's still happening.
Here's what I'm doing/have got:
They're... maybe 6-8 months or so old. I have them in a 4'x'4 table. Cool area's around 72 degrees. Hot spot's at 100. Bermuda grass is growing in the table for them to eat. I feed them (mostly) Mustard greens, Collard Greens, & kale 2 or 3 times a day (or whenever their bowl's empty.) I sprinkle a calcium supplement on their food every Monday. They have a cuttle bone to chew on, & I soak them at least 1/2 an hour every day in warm water. ...But they still seem to be pyramiding some. The only thing I can see that's a problem, is that I can't get the table to 80% humidity. It's just too darn big. It averages about 50%. However, I give them nice long soaks, & they have a water dish they can soak in whenever they want, & I mist them & their food.
Still, with the table at %50, that's the only thing I can figure that's causing it. I was thinking of getting a small tub with a lid to put them in at night, That way they could have the high humidity at night, & I could put them back in their table during the day.
What do y'all think? Is that the prudent next step? Should I do something else? Could the pyramiding be due to something other than the humidity? is there something wrong with my setup/routine?
Like I said, the pyramiding is slight, but I want happy, healthy torts, so I want to fix whatever the problem is.
Thanks guys!
Here's what I'm doing/have got:
They're... maybe 6-8 months or so old. I have them in a 4'x'4 table. Cool area's around 72 degrees. Hot spot's at 100. Bermuda grass is growing in the table for them to eat. I feed them (mostly) Mustard greens, Collard Greens, & kale 2 or 3 times a day (or whenever their bowl's empty.) I sprinkle a calcium supplement on their food every Monday. They have a cuttle bone to chew on, & I soak them at least 1/2 an hour every day in warm water. ...But they still seem to be pyramiding some. The only thing I can see that's a problem, is that I can't get the table to 80% humidity. It's just too darn big. It averages about 50%. However, I give them nice long soaks, & they have a water dish they can soak in whenever they want, & I mist them & their food.
Still, with the table at %50, that's the only thing I can figure that's causing it. I was thinking of getting a small tub with a lid to put them in at night, That way they could have the high humidity at night, & I could put them back in their table during the day.
What do y'all think? Is that the prudent next step? Should I do something else? Could the pyramiding be due to something other than the humidity? is there something wrong with my setup/routine?
Like I said, the pyramiding is slight, but I want happy, healthy torts, so I want to fix whatever the problem is.
Thanks guys!
