What A Pyramided Tortoises Shell Looks Like Vs. A Nonpyramided Tortoises Shell
These are 2 California Desert tortoises, but pyramiding is the same for every tortoise.
The Pyramided Tortoise First. Showing how thick and porus the bone is on the pyramided tortoise http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/bcbd.jpg The pyramided vertebral scutes and whats underneath, notice that the sutures between the bones are not very tight http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/727e.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/f452.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/8873.jpg The Nonpyramided Tortoise Showing how tight and thin the bone is on a well grown tortoise http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/850c.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/7076.jpg Notice how tight the sutures are on a well grown tortoise http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/56e5.jpg http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...dan64/5b95.jpg Photos courtesy of the WCT yahoo group Danny |
Everything I've read about pyramiding is that it isn't physically bad for the tortoise. I think the proof is there that in fact it is bad for them.
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WOW, that is incredible! Thanks for sharing, Im am learning so much about these fascinating creatures every day. Thanks for sharing :)
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excellent pics danny
thanks for posting these |
Thank you for these! Very interesting! :)
Dan, would you say that pyramiding is caused by low-quality diet or for other reasons? :) I have always wanted to know this... |
I found an interesting article about pyramiding on this site.http://www.ivorytortoise.com/informa...tortoises.html. According to this diet has little to do with it. Humidity of all things. Check it out.
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I have read many things about Pyramiding but there are too many different opinions, I am not sure what to believe! |
That is absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much for posting this.
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I'm not getting how humidity can prevent or cause pyramiding. Those studies always perplexed me.
If you look at the pictures it's the bones that pyramid, not the scutes. Humidity only helps the scute material from sticking together at the edges and causing lopsided growth of the scutes, but not affecting the bone underneath. Bones need 4 things to grow, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D3 and enough calories to untilize the first 3. From what I've always seen it's a deficiency or lack of 1, 2, 3 or all 4 that causes pyramiding. Glad I could help by posting these pictures :grin: Danny |
I never got how humidity could be linked but a few breeders have said how much smoother their hatchlings shell had grown when given the option of a humid hide, so thats what mine are getting. Cant hurt after all...
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