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Cathie G

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how big is he?
Sapphire is probably 20 years at least. But he's only around 5 or so inches long and wide. He hasn't grown since I got him but his shell did heal. He was maybe 4 or 5 years and wasn't in good shape. I decided not to send him back and demand my money back just take my chances in the hopes I could help the poor little one. That was May 2007. I wish I could have found TFO then. I could have helped him more sooner.
 

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Same, mine is around 5' long and 4.5" wide, and I assume fully grown. Previous owners got him at petsmart about 3 years before I got him (about a year ago), but his shell is banged up, so who knows how old he really is. He seems very content with is lazy lifestyle now
 

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He was probably 4 or 5 in 2007 who knows but he did have a teen look about him. So I figure around 20.
He looks great. Loves his rocks. Gives them a good bit of stimulation, Winnie likes to climb over some partially buried cork bark, until she face plants the floor lol 😒 she’s done that time and time again, you’d think they’d learn 😂
 

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these are 2 of my fav sleeping pics of Dozer from when he was younger! One he was knocked out in the bushes after a big mazuri feed. The other I’m guessing he just fell asleep while attempting to burrow 😂

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these are 2 of my fav sleeping pics of Dozer from when he was younger! One he was knocked out in the bushes after a big mazuri feed. The other I’m guessing he just fell asleep while attempting to burrow 😂

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I love those legs! So funny they are truly funny lol things, is he actually asleep in the second photo?? 😂😂😂
 

Krista S

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I love those legs! So funny they are truly funny lol things, is he actually asleep in the second photo?? 😂😂😂
Yes, he’s really asleep in that photo. I walked into his room and saw him like that and thought “oh cool, I can watch him burrow”…but he didn’t move. He was like that for another 30 or 40 minutes before he backed out of his parking spot and walked away. 🤣 He’s quite the character!
 

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Yes, he’s really asleep in that photo. I walked into his room and saw him like that and thought “oh cool, I can watch him burrow”…but he didn’t move. He was like that for another 30 or 40 minutes before he backed out of his parking spot and walked away. 🤣 He’s quite the character!
That’s definitely something I would do, sit and watch but then realise they’ve just done all in interesting stuff and is now just say basking 😒 😂, to funny though!
 

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