2025年1月1日 · Hiya, I can see and feel a height difference on my Sulcata Frank’s shell and I am assuming this is pyramiding. Can someone have a look and let me know your opinions please. …

2024年11月26日 · Here are two case studies my vet recently sent me. Thought I'd share. Influence of environmental humidity and dietary protein on pyramidal growth of carapaces in …

2024年10月16日 · Yeah, pyramiding, as Tim Carlisle said, is irreversible, but with good humidity and regular access to drinking water new growth should be fine and eventually the tortoise’s …

2022年3月22日 · Pyramiding can also be made worse by the wrong lights, or even the right lights set incorrectly. Spot bulbs, halogens, and mercury vapor bulbs (all-in-one), will cause …

2024年11月2日 · This baby will be a year old in December. Tyler Stewart says reverse pyramiding is common in YF tortoises and it comes and goes with humidity. The baby is in a Vision cage …

2020年12月5日 · Pyramiding happens throughout the development of a tortoise basically from hatching if it's not kept in proper conditions. So, it's not like your 3 year old tortoise will be …

2012年11月8日 · No, pyramiding by itself does not affect their health, and there are not more health issues with leopards than with other types.

2021年6月15日 · As pyramiding goes, they don't look too horrible. Their shells still have a symmetrical look. Sometimes we will see pyramiding that is distorts the shell quite a bit, which …

2014年7月21日 · Pyramiding is valleys forming between the original scute centers as the tortoise grows. With sulcatas, the new growth comes in a much darker brown that lightens over about …

2018年1月13日 · I don't think pyramiding is much of a concern for a russian tortoise that is 4"+ and many years old. I would like to point out a common misconception though: Closed …