Tortoise Shell Pyramiding! Lets talk about it
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Hi Friends!
In this video we are talking about leopard tortoise pyramiding, mistakes I've made in my tortoise care and how I plan on improving. I will be changing the set up in Frankie's reptile enclosure as well.
Enjoy XO
Love your channel. Garden State Tortoise is amazing.
That dude is the chelonian guru
I believe they are research biologists. They really know their stuff. Been raising turtles and tortoises for decades
Thank you! I do love garden state tortoise! Especially for their box turtle care. They have amazing habitats for them
I'm getting my leopard tortoise next week and it too was the smallest in it's clutch . Yours is absolutely beautiful 👀 💚🐢
Aww yay! Congrats 🎉 baby leopard tortoises are so darn cute 🥰
I never knew that's a negative condition. I thought the "spike" shapes on their shells are designer quality!
Apparently it’s common for leopard tortoises to have them have them even in the wild. But overall pyramiding is a negative thing
Thank uu
@@tasharae888 💕
A PVC enclosure is a great way to raise a hatchling and young tortoise. It allows you to maintain high humidity, which they need.
An open top tortoise table is a horrible way to maintain proper humidity.
Thank you for your advice. Until what age do you recommend high humidity? Frankie will be 4 later this year.
@@christinemrtz6637at 3-4 yo you can lower humidity. In the wild any desert grassland dwelling torts, adults will walk around more in the disscipating scorching sun while hatchlings and babies mostly hide in humid holes avoiding sun.
This was great! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for replying. Please let us know how Frankie does with timothy hay.. I am having the same issue with my leopard tortoise.. he does not like it.. he is also a baby so I felt as though timothy hay was a little too hard for him but maybe that's ok? Would he be ok? I was worried he may choke or get poked by it
@@mariastete524 I am pleased to say that he started to eat it.
I mixed it with his weeds and grass and he basically has no choice but to eat it lol.
If your leopard tortoise is having trouble with it because it is too hard you can try socking it for a few hours before feedings. Otherwise leopard tortoises would be eating this in their natural habitat/wild and should have no problems with it 😊
Check Garden state tortoises they are a professional preserve, leopard species needs about 70% humidity for the first year of life. They state this is #1 reasons for pyramids and # 2 diet. I recommend checking them out ❤
Thank you. I do watch their videos as well. Especially for their box turtle information 👍
Thank you for the video! It’s even awesome since we are local a bit( I follow your TikTok) and I seriously want to meet Frankie one day lol!! But thanks for this information
Thanks for watching! Hope it was useful! Maybe one day! I love getting support from my local community ❤️💕🙏
you were doing your enclosure perfectly fine he should have 80 humidity and i think the only reason was because of the pellets and the extra protein and everything else is good
The airflow in that enclosure would be perfectly fine as long as all the vents arent flush with the walls
Great info! How is Frankie shell now after the changes?
He is good! Happy to say it hasn’t gotten any worse but pyramiding usually doesn’t go away once it there. I’m hoping his shell some how evens out as he grows 😊
Even in the wild Leopard tortoises are known to pyramid a little so don't beat yourself over it.
Thank you for pointing that out!
But in the wild they meet didferent hardships. In captivity our goal is to prevent any pyramiding cause it reduces their quality of life. Sooo bad advice
SNOW WHITE PARDALIS TORTOISE
He does look like it huh?! I always wondered if he was a high white/Snow White…
Thank you for your research, Christine. Does your tortoise eat *dry* hay?
He does now because I mix it into his food 😂
good info.
Thanks for watching!
wait no no no you have a pvc thats perfect and it keeps in all the humidity right? keep that!
Thank you for your comments!
how you keep it so white
I don’t do anything. That’s just how he is lol. I believe he might be what’s called a “snow or high white” basically a specific morph
Not in a tank..
Ngl im scared for this tortoise. So many things wrong I wont even comment.
@@Jinx-z2g this is a comment but ok