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i find chaco and sulcata look quite similar when juvenile , what sort of traits to look out for ? other then clean white marking on the shell
Nope. Well they're both tortoises at least ha. The Chaco tortoise phylogenic history comes from the Galapagos tortoise actually. At some point many many many hundreds of thousands of years ago they must have ventured off from the stating point of the tortoise in South America and evolved into a small desert extreme condition species. Most full arid(desert) species are very small and lay very large eggs too. The only other species of tortoise that similarly live like a Chaco is a band of species from western South Africa, Namibia, and parts of Botswana and the Egyptian from north east Africa. Small little buggers.ah ok , they have to related or something
Yep full arid complete desert, sand and everything. Not complete sand but very rocky dry and hot during summer. Have an egg incubating right now actually. Needs about 8-9 more months to go though. Was laid in early July. They take a very long time to hatch.nice , any signs of breeding yet ?
full arid(desert) species as in like mojave desert tortoise ?
Same thingOh... It's hibiscus... Whoops..
Yep full arid complete desert, sand and everything. Not complete sand but very rocky dry and hot during summer. Have an egg incubating right now actually. Needs about 8-9 more months to go though. Was laid in early July. They take a very long time to hatch.
Well they take up to a year. The egg has been in diapause and incubation since July. She laid 4 one broke and two were laid at night and the armadillo got them which sucked.8-9 months thats long , how many eggs the female lay ?
Not shy at all. They're just like a California desert tortoise but the males aren't as aggressive. Flipping will take place but not as severe.Chico looks a bit overwhelmed by the bigger tortoises. Is he shy? Are they a shy species? I was hoping a Chaco would be my next tort...
Well they take up to a year. The egg has been in diapause and incubation since July. She laid 4 one broke and two were laid at night and the armadillo got them which sucked.