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  1. Raymo2477

    Hatchling

    My second successful hatch. It's name is Dietrich. Hatched 11/13/19. The photo with the tort with a flower is the mother, Jutta, the day I got her from Garden State Tortoise.
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    Need to ID Mud turtle

    Someone dumped this turtle on me. I'm trying to determine the type of mud turtle it is. Any help is appreciated.
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    Group living

    Part of my group snacking. I have 8 Hermanni living together in relative harmony, 5 females and 3 males.
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    Hermann enjoying a snack.

    Hermann enjoying a snack.
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    Time to be outside

    Torts are happy to be outside for the season.
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    Incubators

    What kind of incubators do you use? In 2015 a found a ground laid egg. I put it aside meaning to throw it away as I was told ground laid eggs were duds. A month later I found the egg and candled it expecting to see a yolk mass pooled at the bottom. To my surprise it had veins. I used a heating...
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    Mazuri

    Is Mazuri safe for felines? I left the lid off and my cat decided to grab a snack!
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    Holiday with Lil'Sebastian

    Walking around after his Christmas bath.
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    Trying to ID

    Any one recognize this type of tort? Supposedly in South Africa. I thought Bowsprit or Geometric, but not totally convinced on either.
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    Baby on the way

    This egg looks good...fingers crossed. Only 1 good one out of 4 Eastern Hermann's Tortoise eggs.
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    Extended penis, won't retract

    Any advice for a tort that has it's penis stuck out/inflamed. Vet can't see me until Monday.
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    Surface eggs

    In 2014 Erika (Hermanni boettgeri) laid a single egg on the surface of her outdoor enclosure. I assumed it was a dud and did not incubate. I left the egg in my living room for about a month (I forgot about disposing of it). When rediscovered I candled it and saw veins. The egg was laid August...
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    Ground Eggs

    I've been told eggs found on the surface are most likey infertile. Is there any truth to this?
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    Junior

    My girl Junior just ate her fill of Mazuri.
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    Book on Torts

    My wife picked this up off of Amazon for my birthday. Decent book...if you know German. Its about the Island of European Tortoises: Sardinia. Its home to the Hermann's, Greek, and Marginated tortoise. The author, Wolfgang Wegehaupt, also has a book on the Naturalistic Keeping of Hermann's...
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    What type?

    What type of Redfoot do you think Klaus is?
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    Alois the tortoise.

    Alois was born last spring. He's getting so big and I think he's definitely a he. Alois is a Sardinian locality Western Hermann's tortoise from Garden State Tortoise. He can't wait to go out into his summer pen!
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    Erwin the Tortoise

    This is my Hermann's tortoise Erwin. He's got a super black belly. He's about a 2 and half years old.
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    Nesting

    Two torts nesting today.
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    I think Klaus is a boy

    What do think? Klaus has a very concave plastron and was hatched August of 2012.
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