i have a 1 year old red foot and he is pyramiding... feeding him collards with mixed veggies, some fruit (fed usually every other day). adding Ca once or twice a week. Has a UVA/UVB light, gets soaked daily... not to sure what to do to stop the pyramiding! his skin also appears very dry all the time! any hints?
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pyramiding
bigshark
Apr 15, 2006 08:43 PM
Replies (6)
daleschoentrup
Apr 17, 2006 09:06 PM
this is a link to a article in reptiles magazine on pyramiding
Link
bigshark
Apr 22, 2006 01:36 PM
Thanks for the link... I have made my little guy a humid hide and he's taken to it really well. Also added an extra UV bulb. Still giving him a warm water bath everyday and feeding him everyother day. I hope these changes help! Funny thing is that I have sulcata with basically no pyramiding and a redfoot with! go figure! Any other input would be welcomed! thanks!
-ryan-
Apr 25, 2006 08:18 PM
Red-footed tortoises are a tropical tortoise, they need a very high ambient humidity. A humid hidebox isn't going to cut it, because everytime he walks outside of it, he's being dehydrated. You need a closed-top enclosure with cypress or some other water-holding substrate (like dirt). Good luck!
FTRS
May 25, 2006 04:28 AM
Good advice!
FTRS
May 25, 2006 12:28 AM
I've raised many redfoots with no pyramiding. Cypress mulch substrate, moist most of the time, but I let it dry out completely once a week. I feed and soak every day. Feed Romaine, dandelion, leaf lettuce, kale, collards, various veggies, and about 10% fruit. Calciun D3 almost every day. No UV lights, only an incandesant bulb for light and heat. Keep at 80F cool side and 95F under light. Don't use too large of a container for the cage. These tend to dry out and have cool areas. I use a rubbermaid sweaterbox. Make sure the hide is in a warm spot(82F -86F). Lots of calcium D3. Good Luck
FTRS
May 25, 2006 12:49 AM
Forgot to mention; make the cypress mulch deep enough in some areas for the tort to bury himself in. This is the only "hides" they need, although extra hides are OK. Try to make the hidebox or bark or whatever low enough so the back of the torts shell just or almost touches the inside hide top. This keeps in humidity better and they like the feeling of security a low ceiling gives them.
