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I have a 6 month old Ibera Greek Hatchling and I noticed he has a mildly flexible plastron. I think I read somewhere that this is normal in hatchlings but I can't remeber from where. My question is, if this is normal, how long before it should become rigid. If it isn't normal...
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I have taken in an adult Horsefield's tortoise about 3 weeks ago from a friend. He has a voracious appetite. He was checked for worms and he is clean. Sometimes I feed him twice a day and he eats everything on his plate. I found a formula online that tells what the tortoise should...
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I have been reading as much as I can on these fascinating little guys and I have noticed while looking at pictures online, they can have very different markings and colors on their shells. Please forgive my ignorance but I'd like to ask does the shell color differ from males and...
Hi, I'm fairly new to this forum but have been reading along for the last month or so. My husband and I had a fabulous Diamond Back Terrapin for about 13 years who passed away in August. Learning they are illegal in NY (oops) I started considering a tortoise as our next shelled companion. We...