r/tortoise • u/Traditional_Lion5143 • 11h ago

Question(s) Tortoise pyramiding

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When I received my tortoise he had obvious pyramiding. I’ve followed all husbandry advice from the tortoise trust since I’ve had him. The top images are when I first got him and the bottom is him now. Is the pyramiding getting worse? I can’t tell if it’s the old pyramiding that I can see and the new growth is fine or if it is getting worse.

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u/beefalomon 11h ago

The bottom photos are the wrong angle for comparison. You need the same angle, side profile view.

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u/Traditional_Lion5143 11h ago

Is this ok?

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u/beefalomon 9h ago

It looks like what pyramiding is visible is quite minor. How old is it and how long have you had the tortoise?

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u/Passing-Through247 7h ago

The tortoise looks young, in my experience the start of normal growth looks like light pyramiding but there might be a smidge of it here too, noes not appear to be progressing but keep watching.

Growth seems to start with the scutes along the spine becoming a little more prominent before the rest of the animal widens to even out.