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  1. 2turtletom

    TINC in Kinixys Belliana

    Aaron Johnson joined me last evening to talk about the Bell's Hingeback Tortoise and his experiences managing TINC, Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis, in Tortoises. https://www.youtube.com/live/CtvWd54Z5do?si=JBB4I_wmPrNMD7bM
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    Hingeback Room Tour

    I recently made a tour of my whole room - I hope you enjoy, and I hope this inspires you to love hingeback tortoises even more.
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    Bell's Hingeback and Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis - A Case-study by Aaron Johnson

    Aaron Johnson wasn't able to attend TTPG in person but he put together a succinct presentation detailing his efforts to manage a population of Kenyan-exported Kinixys belliana infected with TINC. It's an amazing, must-see TV for all tortoise owners, not just those that are Kinixys nuts like me!
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    Who Keeps Anamurensis?

    Curious if anyone is working with the Anamurensis locale of greek tortoise. Is Andrew Hermes the only one with producing adults or are there other people producing them? I have a hatchling that I received from Andrew last winter. Thanks!
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    Baby Western Hingeback Tortoises

    I have animals available with Jay Frewer at turtlesandtortoises.com If you used to keep the old "Bell's Hingebacks" back in the 90's, here's your opportunity to work with this species again. I will be producing up to four bloodlines in the years to come...
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    Tony Monahan's Turtle Lovers' Guidebook

    Matthew Hills and I interviewed Tony Monahan on the most recent Two Turtle Tom Live show - Tony is one of the treasures of the turtle and tortoise community. If you haven't discovered him yet, give it a watch! And next up - Steve Enders, president of the Turtle Room, will be talking about Map...
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    Tony Monahan on the Two Turtle Tom Show

    This week at 8 p.m. Eastern Matthew Hills and I will sit down and chat LIVE with Tony Monahan, turtle and tortoise owner, author, artist, and college professor. Tony is traveling to turtle collections across the U.S., compiling the first ever guidebook to where you can see turtles and...
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    Two Turtle Tom Live Show

    Somewhat organically, I've started doing a live show on the Two Turtle Tom YouTube channel each Thursday evening at 8 p.m. eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific. Guests have included Ralph Till, Anthony Pierlioni, and Michael Thathuvaswamy. I'd love to have you join me for an episode- either as a guest or...
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    Let's Talk Turtles Podcast - Will Espenshade of Kapidolo Farms!

    Let's Talk Turtles Podcast Episode with TFO's Own @Kapidolo Farms ! Give this a listen - It's a masterclass in how to think about turtles, tortoises and tortoise keeping! And if you're digging what we're doing, please leave us a review! Thanks! -Tom...
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    It's Time to Stop Pyramiding Forever

    After seeing @Markw84 give yet another talk at TTPG about how to raise smooth, healthy tortoises, and after myself having successfully raised super-smooth tortoises for the last few years, I'm 100% confident that we need to, as a tortoise community, spread the word across the planet that we have...
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    Let's Talk Turtles Podcast - Egyptian Tortoises with Ralph Till

    Ryan Dumas and I sat down with Ralph Till to pick his brain about the wonderful Egyptian Tortoise during episode 7 of the Let's Talk Turtles Podcast: Listen on your favorite pod catcher, or directly here...
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    2022 Year in Review

    Here's my latest video on my efforts with Kinixys. I hope you enjoy! How was your 2022?
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    Kinixys Love Nightcrawlers

    Hello Friends - I just uploaded a new video with all my westerns. Also - I'm looking for a mate for Heidi - Do you have a male that you'd like to add to my breeding project? Thanks! -Tom
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    Western Hingeback, Kinixys nogueyi, formerly Kinixys belliana nogueyi, Available

    I'm working with Jay Frewer to distribute four of my 2022 very well established, closed-chamber grown, rock solid Kinixys nogueyi. These tortoises are amazing creatures that are omnivorous and stay small. I've kept them for over 20 years and they are a delight to own...
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    Should I Buy a Wild Caught Hingeback?

    After nearly a two-year absence of imported hingebacks on the U.S. market, some have started coming into the U.S. this year. If you do consider purchasing a wild caught animal, be sure to ask lots of questions to the seller. IF IN DOUBT, I'm here to answer any question about an animal that you...
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    The Kinixys Working Group

    I'm excited to let everyone know here at TFO that the Kinixys Working Group is now up running. The Kinixys Working Group is a collaborative of dedicated Hingeback tortoise enthusiasts, keepers, institutions and researchers working together to ensure the future of the genus to the best of our...
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    Success with Kinixys Nogueyi

    After keeping this species since 1998, and attempting to produce offspring in earnest over the past two years, I'm happy to announce that after 140 days of incbation I have hatched my first Kinixys nogueyi! The second animal hatched a few days later- two more eggs left in the clutch. I hope...
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    PVC Cage Recommendations

    I'm investigating the purchase of PVC caging that I will use to raise up Kinixys homeana and nogueyi. I don't want to build my own cages, I'm looking to purchase something that can be delivered to my home. Ideally I would purchase either 12" high and 3 or 4 foot wide cages and would like to...
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    Enclosure for Home's Hingeback Tortoise

    I had to rework one of my enclosures, a 110 gallon Tuff Stuff Tub, so I decided to make a video of my setups. I use very little light and very low heat for my Home's hingebacks and they are thriving and reproducing! This setup might be applied to other forest tortoise species perhaps. It's not...
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    Tortoise Enrichment

    I developed a way for my captive tortoises to stretch a little bit in order to eat their food. Have you done something similar? I figure it gives them exercise and helps them use more muscles than just eating from a plate of chopped food. I'll probably do this about twice a week.
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