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    My tortoise Pedro

    Dr Weston was awesome. I found a great vet and a cool friend at the same time.
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    My tortoise Pedro

    Doc, you made my day as well, and thank you so much for your time and advice. I told my mom to find some old pics of her so hopefully I will post some soon. TD
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    My tortoise Pedro

    I have had many over the years, mostly local box turtles. She is the only "store bought" tortise I have ever had.
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    My tortoise Pedro

    She was a little bit bigger than a computer mouse, as best as I can remember.
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    My tortoise Pedro

    I knew "he" was a yelloefoot, I just did not know he was an "Amazon Basin" yellowfoot. About 10 years ago I discovered the remains of a couple of eggs and concluded "he" was a she. The reason I took her to the vet was she was eating less, enough that I was worried. She has spent a lot of time...
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    Look what I saw at work today

    Doc, Thanks for posting Pedro's pictures. It was a pleasure meeting you and having the opportunity to gain some insight on tortoise care from your knowledge and experience. I think it would be really cool if we could locate a mature male and give her the chance to be a mom. A pet of 52 years...
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    My tortoise Pedro

    I have an Amazon Basin Yellow foot tortoise. I am 57 years old and I bought my tortoise when I was 6 years old. I have had her 51 years. I was worried about her and took her to the vet and that's when I found out she is an amazon basin yellow foot. But good news, she is in excellent health...
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