Re: Shell Pyramiding

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Posted by Marissa on February 02, 1999 at 09:32:16:

In Reply to: Shell Pyramiding posted by Ray G. on February 02, 1999 at 02:36:14:

Well Nathan is correct. Pyramiding is due almost 100% to diet and whatever pyramiding has happened to date cannot be reversed, you can just prevent future pyramiding from taking place. Leopard tortoises will sometimes tend to have a slightly bumpy shell, but not excessive pyramiding standing up in peaks. Where are you located? What made you decide to get a WC Leopard tortoise? Obviously most people advise against that, as it keeps the collectors busy taking wild tortoises from their natural habitats, and WC specimens ALWAYS tend to have more problems adjusting to captive life, and are almost always loaded with parasites, worms, etc. I think a vet visit immediately is in order. Even if you do not have a herp vet, a regular vet will have to do. Get the vet to examine the tortoise, and have him send a fecal sample to the lab for culture and examination. If the tortoise has worms/parasites, then the vet can treat for those. If the vet doesn't know what to do, we can help him with dosage information and possible get him in touch with a reptile vet. Even through ARAV (Association of Reptile & Amphibian Veterinarians-they have a website online). Your leopard could be having a number of problems, so a vet visit should clear up any issues. Also, I would not advise just dosing your tortoise with Metranidazole (Flagyl) without finding out if/what parasites it has. Flagyl can cause sterile gut syndrome and give your tortoise even more digestive problems, so that's why a fecal exam should be the first step. Have your vet check also for Giardia and Hexamita Parva, just in case. Good luck!

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: Well Nathan is correct. Pyramiding is due almost 100% to diet and whatever pyramiding has happened to date cannot be reversed, you can just prevent future pyramiding from taking place. Leopard tortoises will sometimes tend to have a slightly bumpy shell, but not excessive pyramiding standing up in peaks. Where are you located? What made you decide to get a WC Leopard tortoise? Obviously most people advise against that, as it keeps the collectors busy taking wild tortoises from their natural habitats, and WC specimens ALWAYS tend to have more problems adjusting to captive life, and are almost always loaded with parasites, worms, etc. I think a vet visit immediately is in order. Even if you do not have a herp vet, a regular vet will have to do. Get the vet to examine the tortoise, and have him send a fecal sample to the lab for culture and examination. If the tortoise has worms/parasites, then the vet can treat for those. If the vet doesn't know what to do, we can help him with dosage information and possible get him in touch with a reptile vet. Even through ARAV (Association of Reptile & Amphibian Veterinarians-they have a website online). Your leopard could be having a number of problems, so a vet visit should clear up any issues. Also, I would not advise just dosing your tortoise with Metranidazole (Flagyl) without finding out if/what parasites it has. Flagyl can cause sterile gut syndrome and give your tortoise even more digestive problems, so that's why a fecal exam should be the first step. Have your vet check also for Giardia and Hexamita Parva, just in case. Good luck!

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