New Ivory...Need Opinions

[CTReptileRescue]

He is beautiful. It is amazing the size difference between #4 and #3 in size. I always thought there would be an in between.
Congrats thou I love how his markings are so crisp.
As for the pyramiding, as long as his shell is pretty hard and he's a lil heavy bugger he should be fine. I agree it has allot to do with diet and husbandry. As long as he is provided that from here on out he should be fine. And it sounds like he is in good hands.
I think when you have to worry is when they seem "hollow" (best way to describe it) and the shell is on the softer side.
Here is a good example of horribly dangerous pyramiding:

This is a Red foot that came to me in 2000. She was eight when I got her and her prior owners kept her in a 40 breeder, with no heat or lighting, and fed her canned green beans. She is pyramided so bad that if she gets herself flipped over she is unable to right herself. She is now about 17 and lives with my mom who fell in love with her. She is doing fine now but the pyramiding never goes away.
I'm sorry if I hijacked your thread...I just wanted to give a good example of horrible pyramiding.
Again congrats on your new little monster. He is beautiful (I just love the lil bits!)
Rusty

[Shadera]

Thanks for drawing my attention to these guys, I hadn't even considered them before. Now it's a toss up between one of these and a redfoot. Or maybe I just need a whole herd of tortoises roaming the yard.

[Patrick Long]

Rusty, Im glad to hear that the Red foot is now in proper care. Horrendous what people will do to an animal and think they are doing a "good" job.

Shadera, I really could imagine you as a tortoise wrangler...it could be rewarding!

[West Coast Jungle]

Pyramiding is quite common in leopards with many found in the wild this way. Not as critical as in other torts, as long as hell is hard and healthy. I think that is a fine specimen and great pickup.

Ther are two kinds of leopards as well, paradilis babcocki which are the smaller more common in the pet trade and the paradilis paradilis which get a bit larger.

[CTReptileRescue]

Raul, I have heard of the two before. The only ones I've seen into rescue are the smaller more common. Do you know how large the P paradilis get full grown?
Rusty
PS I probably should just google that huh..lol

[sg1trogdor]

Now seriously is there anything that you dont have? Where do you keep all your critters. Everythime I see you, you have like 3 new animals. lol. Nice pick up though man. I was looking into getting a leo a while back but decided against it.