Introducing: Stagger Lee

[Chewbecca]

aw, thanks, guys!

 

[hermansdad]

LOL! What a cute baby. The commentary was the best.

Congrats on your new Tort!

 

[Meg90]

Did you get this little guy from Cdmay?

Anybody else notice that Stagger Lee has a nuchal?

http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-6623.html He's not the baby from this thread is he?

He's adorable btw!

 

[Chewbecca]

Did you get this little guy from Cdmay?

Anybody else notice that Stagger Lee has a nuchal?

http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-6623.html He's not the baby from this thread is he?

He's adorable btw!

Thanks!
No, I got him from Turtletary.

 

[Meg90]

Wow...two red foot babies with nuchal scutes! Cdmay had only ever seen one on an imported adult before he hatched that little guy....

 

[Chewbecca]

excuse my ignorance, but I don't know what a nuchal scute is.
Is it a bad thing?

 

[dragonlvr]

excuse my ignorance, but I don't know what a nuchal scute is.
Is it a bad thing?

interesting. I had not noticed it either. Sounds like it is pretty rare.
Chewbecca, that little drop shaped portion on the top of his shell by his neck. Look at pics of Austin, he does not have that.

 

[Chewbecca]

No, I can see it, I just don't know what it means.
Sorry, I should have specified that.

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huh. Weird.
None of Terry's other tortoises have it either.
As long as it isn't going to effect his life, movement, or health, I don't really care.
But that's what I don't know.

Maybe Terry will see this thread and chime in.
I'm so new to tortoises, as Stagger is my first, so I am clueless on this stuff.

Is it something that will effect his ability to grow, move, or be healthy as he ages?

 

[Yvonne G]

There's nothing wrong with a tortoise having a nuchal scute. Its just that some kinds of tortoises don't have them. Its not going to affect Stagger in any way. Don't worry about it. It just makes her unique!

Yvonne

 

[Chewbecca]

There's nothing wrong with a tortoise having a nuchal scute. Its just that some kinds of tortoises don't have them. Its not going to affect Stagger in any way. Don't worry about it. It just makes her unique!

Yvonne

Whew!
Thank you!!!

So, I just have one of those "rare" redfoot tortoises??

 

[Redfoot NERD]

And he couldn't have gone to a better home!

[ RATS.. how did I miss that.. I let a RARE one get away again!

]

Chewbe will take good care of him.. [ I'll buy him back! huh? huh? ]

Terry K

 

[Chewbecca]

hahahahaha.

Silly.

I'm already attached to him, and I'm not parting with him.

 

[Shelli]

Sooo cute... the shipping box haha!
Owww I think it's amazing how big they get from soo small!!
Your baby is adorable!!