We when first saw his Gular we were worried .. pretty bad too. I have never seen a gular like that, it really is "In His Way." I AM SO GLAD you noticed it, in the back of my head I've always wondered if it was OK.Holey moley!!!!! Get a load of Dale's gular! I'll bet he was king of his desert territory, winning all the fights with that thing sticking out in front of him.
I see what you mean about gopher holes. They sure like that loose dirt you piled up on the dens.
Yes ... and the 2 lumps under his chin .... they are ALWAYS catching the Gular. Sometimes he gets caught trying to retract his head on the Gular, leaving him just starring at me.I was wondering too. It looks like it could inhibit his normal range of movement
The story of Dale and Bell .... They are 28 - 30 yrs old, (owner could not remember exact year) raised in a Palmdale California backyard together. The woman was moving to Florida and did not want to take them. We separated them BUT they do have a chicken wire barrier between the 2, yes I know they should not see each other. This is MY human emotion that caused that, just thought after almost 30 yrs. together every so often they would like to see each other. The names Bell and Dale came from my grandparents, Dale and Bell together till death due us part. Bell died of Cancer and Dale was there for every and any need there was, a true Man and Husband.Those bumps under the chin are glands. They swell when he's ready to breed. Because of the size of the gular, I'm thinking this is a pretty old tortoise.