Our female steppe tortoise has four toes on her hind feet, as normal, but each hind foot is missing the lateral or outermost claw:
We bought her this way, and since this minor deformity is completely symmetrical, I don't think it's due to injury or disease. My guess is that when she was in the egg, she was incubated at a slightly too high temperature. I think females would be more likely to have this kind of condition, since higher temperatures lead to the development of females in turtles.
We bought her this way, and since this minor deformity is completely symmetrical, I don't think it's due to injury or disease. My guess is that when she was in the egg, she was incubated at a slightly too high temperature. I think females would be more likely to have this kind of condition, since higher temperatures lead to the development of females in turtles.
