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Any update with the animal ? My 8 year old tort is having exact same issue since last fall .

go scoop some RES from the park pond . they are free and invasive in most places.

I know it’s hard to tell radiata ‘s gender until 8 to 10 years old . But I just found out my 2 yearlings have different shapes of anal scutes (as I marked red ) Does it necessarily indicate different gender at this early stage?

thats why you gotta make friends with other local reptile keepers , or make friends with international smugglers :P

Seen many cases of Red foot eats other tortoise 😂

i dont recommend it . but ive done it . Here are the rules I follow 1) Must be CB 2) similar size 3)similar diet/ humidity/ temp requirement 4) 30 day quarantine 5) No red foot tortoise

Found these pictures on internet An RES with FIVE legs 😂😂😂 His girlfriend must be very happy

look for asian grocery stores

sell them in Canada, the $ proceeds should be able to buy 50 sulcatas in CA 😉 😉

no need to do that . Those “lantern” syndrome tortoise cannot absorb nutrients properly. They slowly die from malnutrition and organ failure

Someone I know told me someone got this baby radiata , “allegedly “ , from the same breeder .

get the heavy duty tote box from costco (the black one with yellow lid . cost around $9 ) carve the lid to fit light fixtures if you are very handy, you can even carve out a little window in the front

I dont think its your fault. I got one from the same breeder in May (pink dot batch). same symptoms . slowly losing weight and died couple weeks ago . when i put a flash light against the plastron, i can see the body is turning into "lantern" like , the light go right through . this syndrome is...

reeves are not rare, they are produced in MILLIONS from farms every year. Maybe Caspian pond or spanish pond turtle

doesnt really matter as long as its not frozen

Do you have any Siri Lanka or Indian babies for sale ? 🤩

its just temporary holding pen. i dont see a problem as long as they provide shade, food and water. (15x5 is way better then some pet stores or reptile shows) and its impossible to "rescue" them from the road here in Los angels because they are not native species. are they racing them with...

heat stroke can also cause partial paralysis. Which part of CA you from ? it was pretty hot past few days

we hobbyists breed hundreds of them every year, wheres our big reward 😜 😜 😜 😜

that cage is too low . maybe ok for Burmese python, but never Burmese tortoise