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04-28-2015, 11:14 AM
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Have any of you successfully avoided pyramiding in your tortoises?
God I hope Im using the right word.
I've seen it in soooo many tortoises.  I'm currently considering a baby sulcatta and am looking for advice.
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04-28-2015, 07:11 PM
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You can avoid pyramiding by not rushing their growth .... be patient and care for them as if they were in nature as much as possible. Find a great care sheet by an expert/highly reputable person on the species your interested in and follow it (there is lots of bad information out there too) .... enjoy your tortoise and like children .. you don't need them to grow up too quickly.
I speak from my experience with grassland tortoise and not necessarily Sulcatta which get very large ... I have Marginated and love them.
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04-29-2015, 08:52 PM
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05-18-2015, 04:03 AM
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A lot of people these days are claiming high humidity during early growth as a sort of cure-all for pyramiding. I'm not 100% convinced its that simple myself though.
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10-10-2015, 04:53 PM
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Mine are kept free-range in the backyard and have had zero pyramiding.
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11-01-2015, 08:37 PM
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Check out TortoiseForum.org. They have great caresheets on how to raise a smooth Sulcata.
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11-10-2015, 11:34 PM
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I wrote a couple of care sheets for successfully raising sulcatas. I've got a 6 year old male that had minor pyramiding at a month old...the age I acquired him. He is now 24" and weighs a hair over 60 pounds. Through proper diet, temps/humidity and hydration...I soak mine twice a day/everyday...I stopped his pyramiding dead in its tracks! I have tapped into every taboo and found that they all contribute to a healthy sulcata...with ZERO pyramiding. I offer medium protein diets...sometimes higher, sometimes lower. I maintain animals at night and during inclement weather in closed chambers at 100º F and 100% relative humidity! I use no UV or heat lamps at all! All heat is generated by radiant heat panels. The only lighting I use indoors are through Reptisun 5.0 tubes. Every other animal I've raised...16 total...have ZERO pyramiding!
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11-11-2015, 11:06 PM
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Beautiful tortoises!
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11-12-2015, 11:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol S
Beautiful tortoises!
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Thank you! 
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03-11-2016, 06:22 PM
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Where all 16 sulcatas or have you tried this with other species? Do you think you would have the same luck with others such as leopards?
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