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in the tortoise egg, where should the air sac be? Top, bottom, side?
birdienflight said:in the tortoise egg, where should the air sac be? Top, bottom, side?
TortieLuver said:What kind of tortoise species do you have? Also, beginning on the day they were laid, did you place them right into the incubator?
emysemys said:Hi birdienflight:
Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!
May we know your name and where you are?
I'd be very interested in seeing pictures of the tortoises. It helps us to give you better answers when we know which kind of tortoise it is. Different species require different care, diet, incubation, etc.
birdienflight said:emysemys said:Hi birdienflight:
Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!
May we know your name and where you are?
I'd be very interested in seeing pictures of the tortoises. It helps us to give you better answers when we know which kind of tortoise it is. Different species require different care, diet, incubation, etc.
I will have to get some pictures of them, then of course try to figure out how to post them on here. I am in Bakersfield CA and Im Tanya.
Kristina said:Congrats!
Of course we would all love to see pictures if you can get it figured out!
Oh, and just to inform, not picking or anything - "scoots" is "scutes." The raised ridges are called "pyramiding" and most species don't have pyramiding in the wild, but some develop it in captivity. Just because one is raised and one is smooth does not mean they are two different species.
How big are they? Can you take a ruler or yard stick and lay it on the ground and set the tortoise next to it and measure from the front to the back of the shell?
Kristina said:Don't stress it, we were all newbies at one time I just figured you might want to know!
Can't wait to see the pictures.
Kristina said:Yeah, they looked more like Gophers to me at first, but the hatchling story makes it seem like they are California Deserts instead...
A word to the wise, Tonya... if these are Deserts, you cannot incubate them. It is very illegal, and you can get a severe fine. They really don't even want pairs together, but if they incubate naturally in the ground, that is okay. No incubators though.
The female has some age on her. I would say she is 40 years +.
OK, no incubator, I understand.
OK, no incubator, I understand. One of the ladies at work has the california desert tortoises and hers really have a different look than mine. Hers almost seem to be more square shape and the color is really dark compaired to these. These just dont look like the ladies at work whos are california desert tortoises. But then again, Im no expert on this stuff