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[shelledlover4life]

Hello everybody. My name is Tim and I'm new here. I've kept and breed aquatic turtles but I have my first two tortoises coming today. They are a 4-5 month old pair of dwarf marginated tortoises. I plan on raising and breeding them. I'm sure it wont be long and I'll be getting more tortoises. I have much more space than I use to so I know me and I love pretty much all turtles and tortoises so I'll have more probably sooner than later. I live on the eastern shore of Maryland. I've been working on their home and will post pics later today. I welcome any helpful tips or suggestions in helping to keep my little guys happy and healthy. I'm very glad to be here and look forward to making some new friends.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum, Tim! But I'm not real sure what you mean by "Dwarf" marginated tortoises. I've never heard of that.

 

[TortieLuver]

Welcome I was wondering the same thing...are they yearlings/hatchlings?

 

[mainey34]

Hello and welcome

 

[dannel]

Welcome

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome Ditto on never hearing about a dwarf.

 

[oldkid]

Welcome! How about some pictures of them when you get them?

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[shelledlover4life]

Yes I had never heard of them either. They are identical to regular marginated except they only grow to about 8-9 inches. Though they are not listed as a sub species they have been named after the man who found them. I'll post the name later on. Here's a pick. I love them. Ok can't add pic. It keeps saying file upload failed.

 

[leonardo the tmnt]

Welcome!

 

[kanalomele]

Welcome to tfo! Whenever you get the pic uploading figured out you will have lots of people curious about your new torts...

 

[shelledlover4life]

Still can't get pics posted. I'll keep trying though. I went with the 40/60ish mixture of topsoil and play sand for their substrate. They seem to like it. I want some real plants in there that if they eat it won't hurt them. Any suggestions? Also any help with pic uploading would help."

 

[AZtortMom]

Welcome

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I'm very curious too