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
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
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 😊
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
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 😊
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.
@@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.
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 ❤
