General Care Discussion :: Once pyramiding begins....

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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:02 am   Once pyramiding begins....

how long does it take to see a change for the better once the diet issues are resolved?
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:05 am   

im not real sure but i think it can take awhile before the change becomes visible
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:05 am   

I'm sorry, but once a turtle gets pyramiding, it's there forever. But with good diet and some real good scute shedding it might become less noticeable.
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:08 am   

really? i thought it would always become less visible to a certain extent.
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:20 am   

It depends on the severity and age of the turtle but even moderate pyramiding will be permanent to a certain degree.
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:29 am   

That's ok...honestly I'm not as worried about her "looks" as her health, and as soon as she's on a better diet I know that will improve soon.

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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:13 am   

My res had slight pyramiding from being overfed for the first 6 months or so. Now, after 3 years, one has no real sign of it, the other is still not showing any real improvement.
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:44 am   

I don't remember if you said how big your turtle is elsewhere or if you've posted pics of the shell elsewhere. It depends on the age, how long the pyramiding has been going on and how quickly it's caught.

Do you have pics?
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Post Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:30 pm   

There are some pics of her on the photo page - "newbie pics" if I'm not mistaken. She's 8.5" and while I was thinking she was a YBS, I now believe she's a peninsula cooter. I KNOW it's pyramiding, and while i's not extreme it's not slight either. She's just a chow hound, quite loveable while begging and until I found this sight I'd never really heard the term pyramiding.

Right now she's quite unhappy w/ me - I walked by her pond & didn't give her any AM pellets. :( She let me stroke her head, but only until she realized she wasn't going to be fed. Now she's sulking. :roll:
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5.5" f ornate dbt-Lucy
2 3/4" missi map-Jimi; 1.5" painted-Bob
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:42 am   

sorry guys, is pyramiding like obesity??
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:54 am   

what does pyramiding look like? can someone post a pic?
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:13 am   

No, pyramiding is when the turtle has these little pyramid-like bumps on their scutes.


No, pyramiding is not the same as being fat, although a turtle which has pyramiding may indeed be fat.
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