diff --git a/3d-models.cpp b/3d-models.cpp
index b93688ea..5d42aef4 100644
--- a/3d-models.cpp
+++ b/3d-models.cpp
@@ -1069,8 +1069,15 @@ void geometry_information::make_3d_models() {
 
   for(int a=0; a<5; a++) shift_shape(shZebra[a], FLOOR);
   
-  for(int t=0; t<13; t++) for(int u=0; u<6; u++)
-    shift_shape(shTortoise[t][u], FLOOR - human_height * (t+1) / 120);
+  auto tortz = [] (int t) {
+    if(t == 0) return 2;
+    else if(t < 8) return 3;
+    else if(t == 13) return 2;
+    else return 1;
+    };
+  
+  for(int t=0; t<13; t++) for(int u=0; u<4; u++)
+    shift_shape(shTortoise[t][u], FLOOR - human_height * tortz(t) / 120);
 
   make_revolution_cut(shStatue, 60);
   
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 874bd52d..f1c7e6b5 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -860,8 +860,8 @@ bool drawItemType(eItem it, cell *c, const transmatrix& V, color_t icol, int pti
   if(WDIM == 3 && c == viewctr.at->c7 && pmodel == mdPerspective && hdist0(tC0(V)) < cgi.orbsize * 0.25) return false;
 
   transmatrix Vit = V;
-  if(GDIM == 3 && WDIM == 2 && c) Vit = mscale(V, cgi.STUFF);
-  if(DIM == 3 && c) Vit = face_the_player(Vit);
+  if(GDIM == 3 && WDIM == 2 && c && it != itBabyTortoise) Vit = mscale(V, cgi.STUFF);
+  if(DIM == 3 && c && it != itBabyTortoise) Vit = face_the_player(Vit);
   // V * cspin(0, 2, ptick(618, 0));
 
   if(c && conformal::includeHistory && conformal::infindhistory.count(c)) poly_outline = OUTLINE_DEAD;