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Don't let my location guide you in finding the specie; they are most likely bought in Germany from a European breeder. Would more pictures help?

Can anyone ID theese softshells? https://www.dropbox.com/s/wisokf0ez8lleuq/20191025_214330.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/828ohal4r4hr1g0/20191025_214512.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jn647v2gfxihjfk/20191025_214621.jpg?dl=0

Thanks! :)

Hi girls and guys! I guess this is a graeca, but what subspecie? Thanks! Best, Espen

Is the heat rope just to amp the temp, or the humidity too? I guess a spot would do much the same? Just scared of damaging the torts :)

Yeah, you are correct, I am keeping them in much bigger enclosures. It was just the statement that "tortoises in general are solitary animals". In Greece, when we find one tortoise( T.h.) we always know there are at least one more close by. I see more and more keepers in Europe have groups of...

Hi! I just want to know what species you are referring to as "solitary species". I have kept Testudos together for years with no problem what so ever. They do everything together; eat, sunbathe and sleep tightly. The males might be an issue from time to time, but in general, they do fine too. I...

Is the heat rope still used for reptiles in general, and especially for tortoises? The only heat source any animal will ever encounter, is the sun. Most species bury themselves down to cool off. If it is hot in the substrate too, they have no were to go. Also the plastron(in some species) will...

Thanks for clearing up!

I see. So the pardalis\babcocki, at least in captivity, is actually the same?

I ment I don't want to breed hybrids. But I didn't realize that most of our torts in captivity was hybrids- that is a shame! Makes me wonder if it was lack of knowledge or the lust for money that has created this.

Thanks! Not good with hybrids, I guess he'll never breed then!

Thanks!

Thanks! So one or none dots is a babcokci, two or more dots means pardalis?

Hi guys, is mine a pardalis or babcoki? I've studied Neils thread, but I just cant seem to find out. I know about his pyramiding, he came to me from a desert terrarium. Now he is in a "wetter" environment! Best, Espen