Hi guys. I got these two turtles from a friend with a pond one week ago. They're estimated to be 9 months old. Starbuck is 2 inches long and Everglade is 1.75 inches long. To my untrained, new-turtle-owner eye, and also my general caretaker paranoia, I think Everglade at least has a bumpier shell than normal. I searched the site for other pyramiding topics but I wanted to get a quick opinion. I know they were fed a lot of bloodworms and brine shrimp every other day before they came to me, I think pellets as well.
Everglade first. This just doesn't look right.
I think Starbuck is less obvious but still a bit tented?
My turtles take lettuce and shredded carrots, and I got cuttlebone for them on Friday. They appear to have eaten two head-sized pieces, maybe three. I feed them the lettuce and carrots every day, but about 2 adult pellets each, sometimes 3, as I didn't want to overdo it. I know pyramiding is caused by protein overload, and can only be corrected to a degree.
