Wo wo wo people before i get blown up, is it just me or dose anyone else feel tort envy every time they get on to the forum of all the smoothed shelled tortoises? Before the forum i had some fairly smooth tortoises(not as smooth as the ones now on the humid approach), but smooth none the less and now i feel like all bragging rights are gone. With the threads here they make it as easy as eating breakfast to raise a smooth tortoise. So for this i hate you tfo lol.
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Lmao...i came in ready for a fight when i saw the header, lol...i agree though, lotsa awesome folks here with tons of great info.
How dare you!!! Kidding, hoping to get a rise out of you. What kind of turtle/tortoise do you have? How long have you been reading he forum? I've never seen you post, so do you have any questions.
I recently posted a thread on my 13.5 month sulcata, because I did not find my Dexters shell smooth, but others said much differently. Here's dexter as of yesterday.
Dexter looks perfect in the first image, but you can tell that theirs bumps on the second. Dexter is growing at a rap rate for the age. Is currently 1,020 grams.
I recently posted a thread on my 13.5 month sulcata, because I did not find my Dexters shell smooth, but others said much differently. Here's dexter as of yesterday.
Dexter looks perfect in the first image, but you can tell that theirs bumps on the second. Dexter is growing at a rap rate for the age. Is currently 1,020 grams.
You sure got my attention. I was going to put you down to watch really close LOL. I hate that I can't have all the tortoises I see on here. I also hate I didn't find this forum before I found my tort. However, I really love this forum and that there are so many tortoise lovers out there and crazies like you
wellington said:so many tortoise lovers out there and crazies like you
Who you calling crazy, crazy!!! Kidding, we are all crazy in our own sense. Crazy for animals, I believe.
I don't because I think we over rate smooth shells.
It's nice to see a tortoise with a fairly smooth shell, however, the slightly bumpy ones are cute too. And the terribly bumpy ones, the ones with bad MBD, well those are very near and dear to my heart!
I suffer from the same tortoise envy...
Still, I love all the pics and success stories.
Still, I love all the pics and success stories.
Hahaha. Made us look. Good one!
Smooth tortoises reflect the evolution of tortoise keeping thanks to the collective experiences of all these fine folks on this forum. Bumpy tortoises are awesome simply because they are imperfectly perfect. And hopefully tortoises in better care from wiser keepers will be okay from the didn't know better.
All good.
Smooth tortoises reflect the evolution of tortoise keeping thanks to the collective experiences of all these fine folks on this forum. Bumpy tortoises are awesome simply because they are imperfectly perfect. And hopefully tortoises in better care from wiser keepers will be okay from the didn't know better.
All good.
Okay, I came into this thread because I was probably gonna scream at you in all caps about how flippin amazing tfo is, but i do see your point. I, however suffer from a different tort envy; whenever I see people with like a billion tortoises who get to breed them and see the babies being hatched and have cool outdoor enclosures for them and stuff like that I get so jealous of them, because I want that for daisy (and me... )...
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THAT WAS GOOD! .....<heh> .....
But let me give you “peace†of mind…..a few things to consider , most of the tortoises you see in here are no where near adults or shall I say … “aged adults†. Even with the best humidity and diet , there will be *to a degree* what some might call pyramiding
( another issue….how one defines pyramiding and to what degree) but sometimes this is merely what a 20+ year old tort looks like that is still growing! The next happy pill….As true as it holds many “ wild caught†tortoises are very smooth , but as far as private collections there just isn’t the same numbers and time frames to compare CB animals in this day and age( at least here in the USA) . Thus viewing those gorgeous “ slick ricks†don’t be too hard on yourself. And yes there a lot of very *special, knowledgeable folks in here... in all sorts of issues , and others who write so well …..who would have thought tortoises would bring all these great minds and fun together… eh?
But let me give you “peace†of mind…..a few things to consider , most of the tortoises you see in here are no where near adults or shall I say … “aged adults†. Even with the best humidity and diet , there will be *to a degree* what some might call pyramiding
( another issue….how one defines pyramiding and to what degree) but sometimes this is merely what a 20+ year old tort looks like that is still growing! The next happy pill….As true as it holds many “ wild caught†tortoises are very smooth , but as far as private collections there just isn’t the same numbers and time frames to compare CB animals in this day and age( at least here in the USA) . Thus viewing those gorgeous “ slick ricks†don’t be too hard on yourself. And yes there a lot of very *special, knowledgeable folks in here... in all sorts of issues , and others who write so well …..who would have thought tortoises would bring all these great minds and fun together… eh?
How old would a tortoise be before you can stop worrying about them pyramiding? Would 6 years old be considered full grown for a Cherry Head?
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terryo said:
Terry ..that is a youngster....some might consider " young adult" even with the so called clause of "CH" earlier maturity. .....Oscar and Queen Elizabeth ae both over 18 years and still growing ...I have hatchlings from 6 years ago that are a 1/3 of the size of the adult parents from which they came from . Especially when it comes to
"bulk" .
terryo said:
Terry K. told me that you can never stop worrying about it with a red foot. He said, (paraphrasing) if there is growth, there can be pyramiding.
Ya i have been with the forum for a little less than a year i believe. I have had a few dt's leopards Russians and sulcutas. Im an avid reader, i read enough posts a day that some times when i get on line there aren't any new ones. I do a little posting, but not a ton.
You do raise a good point. It is mostly juveniles and hatchlings on here that you see aren't pyramiding.
You do raise a good point. It is mostly juveniles and hatchlings on here that you see aren't pyramiding.
I was hoping to read all the fighting that I was sure there would be. What a bummer No, really, the crazies are those who aren't members of this forum!
No, really, the crazies are those who aren't members of this forum!
I'm still not exactly sure when you can stop worrying about pyramiding with a leopard. I've heard quite a few conflicting opinions/experiences. I've heard after 5 years, then someone came on here and said theirs didn't pyramid until it was 5.
I think in another year or so I'll just stop worrying about it. Honestly, the thing I hate about this forum is it makes you worry about things you otherwise wouldn't have cared about. That's good I guess for the animal, but can be frustrating for some people, especially when it's too late....
I think in another year or so I'll just stop worrying about it. Honestly, the thing I hate about this forum is it makes you worry about things you otherwise wouldn't have cared about. That's good I guess for the animal, but can be frustrating for some people, especially when it's too late....
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