Well Worth a Read

**Bindi** · 01-11-2010, 10:01 PM

For anyone interested in Pyramidding

http://www.tortoisetrustforum.org/vi...php?f=3&t=5298

Anita Sayles · 01-11-2010, 10:23 PM

I read it earlier, certainly gets you thinking...
My tortoise is only 5 months old and pyramiding is something I want to try to avoid.

**Alan1** · 02-11-2010, 05:24 PM

children's bones are also soft that is why they often survive a fall from a great height

Aliza · 02-11-2010, 05:33 PM

I think it's humidity. Tamba has pyramidding and she has had quite a good diet, although I didn't know you had to monitor humidity. She always had baths, calcium and nutrobol.

**Bindi** · 02-11-2010, 05:40 PM

As a side note, it was also nice to see an acknowledgement for Ed...

**Bindi** · 02-11-2010, 05:45 PM

I thought that it was interesting, and something I'd never thought about that the wearing down of the keratin layer was a good thing, when a tort digs into a sandy soily substrate, and walks through coarse undergrowth, that sort of thing.

I have a tort that was (I think) kept in a viv, no soil as substrate and grown on too quick.. From reading that article I'd say she'd had little if any humidity in her husbandry, she is pretty dark and lumpy and it looks like there is..I don't know to to word it, but too many layers of keratin on her carapace

**Alan1** · 02-11-2010, 05:51 PM

Ed gets a mention at the bottom I see... however, in my opinion the answers to pyramiding lies with the ancient Egyptians

yuna1971 · 02-11-2010, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caledonia

Ed gets a mention at the bottom I see... however, in my opinion the answers to pyramiding lies with the ancient Egyptians

....um, lol

yuna1971 · 02-11-2010, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindi

From reading that article I'd say she'd had little if any humidity in her husbandry, she is pretty dark and lumpy and it looks like there is..I don't know to to word it, but too many layers of keratin on her carapace

Bindi, I might sound dumb here but what do you mean by 'layers of keratin' ? Also exactly what is it, and what impact does it have on the shell? Is this a vital part of growth or something that shouldnt figure?
I guess I need to know ALL about keratin - what it is, what part it plays and what it does...and also why too much of it creates problems.
I will read the article...but maybe Ed or yourself can help me understand the part it plays. xx

Sorry for all the questions. It might help people who are new too, to understand this. xx

**Bindi** · 02-11-2010, 06:44 PM

Have a read of the article Rach

It helps to explain

01-11-2010, 10:01 PM	#1
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	Well Worth a Read For anyone interested in Pyramidding http://www.tortoisetrustforum.org/vi...php?f=3&t=5298 __________________

02-11-2010, 05:33 PM	#4
Aliza Member Juvenile Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London Posts: 925	I think it's humidity. Tamba has pyramidding and she has had quite a good diet, although I didn't know you had to monitor humidity. She always had baths, calcium and nutrobol. __________________ Aliza 0:2:0 THB - Tamba (12 yr old) and Treacle (10 yr old)

02-11-2010, 05:40 PM	#5
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	As a side note, it was also nice to see an acknowledgement for Ed... __________________

02-11-2010, 05:45 PM	#6
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	I thought that it was interesting, and something I'd never thought about that the wearing down of the keratin layer was a good thing, when a tort digs into a sandy soily substrate, and walks through coarse undergrowth, that sort of thing. I have a tort that was (I think) kept in a viv, no soil as substrate and grown on too quick.. From reading that article I'd say she'd had little if any humidity in her husbandry, she is pretty dark and lumpy and it looks like there is..I don't know to to word it, but too many layers of keratin on her carapace __________________

02-11-2010, 06:44 PM	#10
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	Have a read of the article Rach It helps to explain __________________

01-11-2010, 10:23 PM	#2
Anita Sayles Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon UK Posts: 1,163	I read it earlier, certainly gets you thinking... My tortoise is only 5 months old and pyramiding is something I want to try to avoid.

02-11-2010, 05:24 PM	#3
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	children's bones are also soft that is why they often survive a fall from a great height

02-11-2010, 05:51 PM	#7
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Ed gets a mention at the bottom I see... however, in my opinion the answers to pyramiding lies with the ancient Egyptians

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)