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    Breeding

    I would like to breed my two homes hingebacks. This is my first time ever breeding tortoises and I have a few questions. Do you need to hibernate your tortoises to get them to breed? If you keep the eggs in the enclosure do the lights need to be on all the time? Can I keep the hatchlings in the...
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    Male and female hinge backs

    Does that happen often?
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    Keeping multiple Tortoises in same enclosure

    Not exactly, my little brothers birthday is coming up and he loves my tortoise, so I wanted to how him one of his own. But it would be fairly expensive if I bought him a whole brand new enclosure as well as the tortoise.
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    Male and female hinge backs

    Okay good because I'm also confused, my friends mom who is a vet was trying to explain something like that to me and I really didn't understand what she was trying to say...I must have misheard her or something.
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    Look, i'm taller then you

    Male and female....?
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    Shell questions

    Haha I fixed it sorry
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    Shell questions

    I was looking a my torts shell and I notice some marking I was curious about. I don't know of their scratches, or what they are. There are about 2 or 3 marking like this on his shell.Please help me.
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    Comfortable tortoises

    I have had my hingeback tortoise for 3 weeks and he's still pretty shy. How do I make him more comfortable and interactive with me?
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    Male and female hinge backs

    I have heard that with female hingebacks there is a potential for a false pregnancy, if you turn off the heat and UVB lights at night...is this true?
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    Keeping multiple Tortoises in same enclosure

    Also could I keep a bells with my homes potentially? Would that carry and infection?
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    Keeping multiple Tortoises in same enclosure

    Okay I'll definitely be able to have a quarantine enclosure for those few month. I just had my homes interacting with my friends Greek and he seemed to do okay. Would that change any of your opinions? I know all of the infections and things would still be risky but, does that show any type of...
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    Keeping multiple Tortoises in same enclosure

    I have had my hingeback for 3 weeks, he is about 4 years old. Should I just get a female?
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    Keeping multiple Tortoises in same enclosure

    I have a homes hingeback tortoise. I really want to get another tortoise. If I wanted to keep them in the same enclosure, will I need to get another hingeback? Are there any other species of tortoises that will live well with my hingeback? P.s.- I have a male and am looking to get another...
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