Surprise tortoise

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Originally Posted by gopherhockey03

I wouldn't waste time planting tiny stuff, they are literally mini bull dozers and will destroy it or eat it fast! Got any pics of the new enclosure I could analyze it for you and help you out!

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Thanks!
I would have pictures but I have a big teepee of tarps over it right now because its suppose to rain.. It's like three foot by 8 foot and I dug it down far enough that its a good vision barrier but there's still like a couple feet deep of dirt for burrowing. I made a lean to over a end of it for night time with a heat lamp in a hole about 25 inches above him and I made a curtain to hold some heat in. He seems to like it so far =)

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Originally Posted by lolerlaura

I just have to ask since I have no clue about tortoises but what is pyramiding?

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It's when the plates of their shells start to look like pyramids instead of being flat. I'm not 100% but I think that this guy doesn't have it or at least not too bad. Most of the pictures of young ones I've seen look like him. =P it occurs from poor nutrition and lack of UVB among other things.