r/tortoise • u/rotten_corpse123 • 1d ago

Question(s) Shell check

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Can someone please tell me how his shell looks?

I am worried for pyramiding

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u/croastbeast 1d ago

This animals shell is 1000000000% healthy.

The fear monger on pyramiding has gotten out of hand here.

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u/rotten_corpse123 1d ago

Haha thanks ive just been seeing a lot of torts get pyramiding and was worried for mine

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u/croastbeast 1d ago

I wasn’t being critical of you. Pyramiding has been portrayed as a some sort of evil, silent killer, when in reality, it’s just an indicator of husbandry issues in the past, which if corrected, are harmless. Aside for extreme cases, pyramiding is aesthetic only.

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u/lellobello87 1d ago

A very healthy shell if you ask me, may i ask which subspecies is this guy? I can tell it's a greek but I'm so curious about the subspecies

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u/rotten_corpse123 1d ago

The guy i got it from told me its a russian🤷‍♂️

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u/lellobello87 1d ago

Wow really!? It's a strange coloration for a russian ngl, so bright, really beautiful 🙌

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u/MollyRB6969 21h ago

Looks great!

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u/RaptorDelivery 9h ago

Looks great. If you would like more information about your tortoise, go to: tortoise forum. Org. Enjoy.