Do these turtles or tortoises show signs of serious pyramiding?

Question

My friend in another country has a lot of turtles and they love them,but do they show signs of pyramiding?

http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z149/erick418/?action=view¤t=IMG_1124.jpg

http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z149/erick418/?action=view¤t=IMG_1122.jpg

http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z149/erick418/?action=view¤t=IMG_1121.jpg

P.S. Yes, I know that there is a turtle/tortoise with a cracked shell. I feel VERY sorry for it.

Answer 1

I don't see any pyramiding at all, really. Pyramiding is when the individual scutes or sections of the shell start to thicken and grow "up" to form pyramid shapes.
These links show a couple examples

http://redfoottortoise.com/redfoot_tortoise_pyramiding.htm

http://www.thecreaturefeature.co.uk/6.html

Answer 2

I think they look o.k. As for the cracked shell, there are ways to repair it....urge your friend to have the poor thing taken care of. Here's more info on that, that you may want to forward if you email him:
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/shellvet.html
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1372&S=4&SourceID=56
http://www.tortoise.org/general/shelinj.html

Answer 3

One of the bigger ones look like they have the beginnings of it, but, it could just be the angle of the photo..

Answer 4

They are starting to pyramid.