Shell bump

[Mosin]

is this shell bump normal

 

[TechnoCheese]

I don’t see anything out of the ordinary

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

minimal pyramiding

 

[Mosin]

minimal pyramiding

What’s dat mean

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

What’s dat mean

look it up, how long have you been caring for your Russian?
post a picture of the enclosure

 

[Crush da Baum]

It is where the scutes are raised because of low humidity. If it is really bad, it will look like pyramids. Mine has it worse than you but it is getting better. Just remember daily soaks and try to raise the humidity.

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

It is where the scutes are raised because of low humidity. If it is really bad, it will look like pyramids. Mine has it worse than you but it is getting better. Just remember daily soaks and try to raise the humidity.

what? my tortoise isn’t pyraminding.

 

[Mosin]

look it up, how long have you been caring for your Russian?
post a picture of the enclosure

Had my guy for a month still learning

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

Had my guy for a month still learning

you’ll need something bigger. more hides i’ll link the care for russian tortoises. soak H/Her 2 times a week.

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

Had my guy for a month still learning

Russian Tortoise Care Sheet

Russian tortoises have great personalities, are very hardy, tolerate a wide variety of enclosure parameters, stay small, and are generally a good "starter" tortoise in my opinion. Here is how I like to set them up: Indoor Enclosure type and size: Most people want to know the minimum size...

www.tortoiseforum.org

 

[Crush da Baum]

what? my tortoise isn’t pyraminding.

I was talking to Mosin.

 

[Mosin]

you’ll need something bigger. more hides i’ll link the care for russian tortoises. soak H/Her 2 times a week.

Cool I planon building an outside enclosure for him

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

Cool I planon building an outside enclosure for him

you can do that make sure nothing can get to H/Her make it big.
did you read the care i linked? if not read it.
also what do you feed? show me a picture of the tortoise

 

[Mosin]

you can do that make sure nothing can get to H/Her make it big.
did you read the care i linked? if not read it.
also what do you feed? show me a picture of the tortoise

I usually feel romane lettuce and he eats flowers and grass when I take him out side

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

I usually feel romane lettuce and he eats flowers and grass when I take him out side

Nope, wrong if your gonna feed grocery foods don’t just get romain it has almost no nutritional content. feed collard,mustard, thered way more but i really can’t remember RN also feed grass clippings and weeds. read the care i provided you with.

 

[TechnoCheese]

Assuming you live in the US, you have an adult, likely wild caught tortoise. It’s done growing, so anything like pyramiding would not change. However, your tortoise seems to just have a normal shell that you would see on a wild caught tortoise.

Keep in mind that your tortoise requires an 8x4 foot or larger enclosure.

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

Assuming you live in the US, you have an adult, likely wild caught tortoise. It’s done growing, so anything like pyramiding would not change. However, your tortoise seems to just have a normal shell that you would see on a wild caught tortoise.

Keep in mind that your tortoise requires an 8x4 foot or larger enclosure.

I Agree.