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  1. Vincentdhr

    Come on, everyone...show us your turtle signs!!

    Here is my adorable turtle sign. I got it at the Birch Aquarium!
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    Kalahari Tent tortoise

    Again, it is not impossible to keep them, just unwise and expensive. The equipment alone being used in these pictures runs for $10,000+. This also appears to be some kind of research institution which may in fact be in Africa, based off of all the pictures of them in the wild and the...
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    Succulent Question

    They don't die after flowering. I have had one for many years and they flower in the winter here.
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    Mata mata turtles...

    That is a VERY good deal.
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    Kalahari Tent tortoise

    This site just shows a few pictures. It doesn't say whether this is a zoo or private keeper. You also don't know where this person is located and how much they spent on the enclosures and tortoises nor how long the tortoises lived or are living. Just because there are a few pictures of something...
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    TORTOISE MANIAC THREAD

    You know that you are a tortoise maniac when you go to a pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin for your tortoise to eat.
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    So, is pyramiding really bad?

    The wild tortoises that do get pyramided are most often the ones that live near human settlements and eat refuse and food waste. It is not due to their natural diet.
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    FEMALE ALDABRA // ANY OPINIONS

    She looks great! I can't wait to see some pictures of her and the herd.
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    is this a scam?

    There are some Aldabras in the background of the first picture!
  10. Vincentdhr

    Some of my tortoises

    If you ever have any baby Sudanese sulcatas for sale, just give me a PM...
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    Wall of Tortoise Taxidermy (Pics)

    The reason they paint the preserved specimens is because the natural colours fade over time.
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    Mata mata turtles...

    They have two mata mata pages, one that just says mata mata and another that says mata mata (hatchlings). There is still one available on the hatchling page.
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    Mata mata turtles...

    They are an excellent pet store. A while ago they had a pair of Galapagos torts for sale. They called them the 60,000 dollar lawn mowers. Turtlesource.com has some captive bred mata mata babies for sale at $450 each.
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    Mata mata turtles...

    Pet Kingdom, a very good exotic pet store in San Diego. I am afraid that they do not sell online. Their selection is great, lots of turtles and tortoises.
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    Mata mata turtles...

    Well, they do sell them, they allow you to view the colony, and they keep the eggs in the incubator in the front of the store, so you can even watch them hatching out.
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    Mata mata turtles...

    There are a lot of mata mata breeders in the United States. A pet store near my house does, they have a pretty good colony going. It's not just one person's hatchlings and wild caught ones in the hobby.
  17. Vincentdhr

    My new aldabra tortoises

    So adorable! I just love these guys and can not wait to get one!
  18. Vincentdhr

    Kalahari Tent tortoise

    The only problem with this reasoning is that the care of the Geometric Tortoise is already known. They are not quite as delicate, but the care does differ. The best conservation in this case is simply to keep their habitat pristine, not allow people to take them from their homeland, and if the...
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    Kalahari Tent tortoise

    The main expense was the other animals, but you have to take into account the fact that they are not a grouping tortoise in the wild. They are sparsely distributed over their range, so there was a lot of driving involved in finding the little guys. The paper I mentioned is mainly about the other...
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