Shell Status

raphael2013

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Hey Guys and Ladies,

I wanted to check to see how the health and status of my tort's shell are, below are two photographs of him.
He is about 1 yr old Red Foot Tort, and were not sure if he is a female or a male yet.

This past winter he was very sick and we had been to the vet and got him medication, he had a cold and then we found out from the vet that he may have had an infection in his little limbs which resulted in him losing his nails on his little feet. his limbs have since then healed and he is walking around just fine and were seeing that a nail or two is regrowing on the feet.

well back to the discussion, we wanted to see if anyone had any opinions on his shell,
we wanted to check if his top is pyramiding? it looks to us like it maybe but were not sure if this is normal, the top of the shell seems to be becoming more and more defined,
the bottom of his shell seems to have a curve closer to the back of his shell(Near his tail)

also, he is kept in a 30 gallon enclosure with wood mulch, a heat lamp, a uvb light, a nighttime heat lamp, we have a humidifier near him which is aimed towards him keeping the humidity approx 50-80%, the temp. is kept above 80, with a dip at night. hes eating a lot right now because it is summer in NYC and pooping a lot after each meal. he eats about 2x a day(a Snack then a pellet,leaf,fruit, mix). he gets vitamin a powder supplement and calcium powder. we were also recommended by the vet to use Oxbow Herbivore mix in his food.

please advise, and if needed request more photos if wanted.
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