So great to see this thread still living after I started it over a year ago! Such beautiful turtle and tortoises you all have[emoji173]️[emoji7][emoji177]
This is what I would consider a high yellow Radiated tortoise to look like; just a little more yellow growth and golden coloring instead of the darker markings...but both are beautiful!
This is a beautiful pattern! Even if it is debatable whether this individual should be considered "high yellow", the markings are stunning nonetheless. Radiata of this quality coloring and pattern are pretty hard to come by in my opinion.
She has been battling a bad on and off infection because she has a "hooded vulva" which means she has an unnecessary layer which traps traces of urine in the flap of skin causing bacteria to grow. So, we have to clean her with baby wipes every time she pees (she was having blood in her urine!)...
Thank you so much! :) Almost everyone we meet that doesn't know much about harlequin Danes says she looks like a Dalmatian lol! I bet a lot of harlequin Great Dane owners get that. Someone said she even looked like a baby cow! (Which I actually think is true, given her patchy black and white...
Check out the new page I created @RadiatedT ! It's dedicated to Radiated Tortoises (plus the GIANT elaborate enclosure I'm going to be building) - care, conservation, diet, supplies, etc. PLEASE - those of you interested in tortoises and especially owners of Radiata - check it out!! (I could...
UPDATE!
I haven't been on the forum in SO long...and after nearly a year of debating and researching...
We decided to get a Great Dane puppy! We got our puppy from a breeder in Wisconsin in early July. She is a harlequin female we named Stella! 5 1/2 months old now, 63 lbs. She is going to be...