My wife found this set a couple of weeks ago - was left outside a house a few days ago on her route to work - we were struck by how it seems like fate.
Must admit the other two (only partly seen, sorry) are growing on me as well after some initial resistance.. luckily we don't have space for 3...
Reviving this thread to encourage any other new entrants.
This is Oogy aged 1, a Western Hermann's with crazy paving on his back. (ignore the red rectangle) He also has a small extra scute at the front which is where he keeps his phone.
So, after consulting that thread further it seems Oogy joins a long, handsome & honourable list of those with extra and/or split scutes. He's the tortoise with Crazy Paving on his back.
Plus, of course, he might turn out to be a she.
Thanks!! That's a great thread, completely up my street. I've only managed to check out the first page so far and it's been the best. Thanks :)
@MenagerieGrl, absolutely agree, & thanks for your kind message.
@Yvonne G ...Zipper is a stunning tortoise! Wow.
Cheers Tom, and have a great weekend.
Penny finally dropped for me when Zovick clarified that issue. The general silence from others appeared to possibly signify something possibly ominous! - its typical i would imagine the worst.
I will need to return to the lighting details after Monday...
I am so sorry for my seeming impatience (not the case) to be honest I was mainly adding (better) photos thinking they would be viewed at once by other people whenever they chose to dip in here. I wasn't demanding attention but as you'll have noted my query was a bit clumsily worded. Equally - I...
Small chance, but if anyone else reading has a Western Hermann's roughly 1 year old and also uses a recent iPhone and can try and take a well -lit, close up comparative photo of their tortoise's scutes i am concerned the fact camera is alongside seems to (to me) slightly exaggerate the ridging...
Zovick thanks very much for reply as it has completely put my mind at ease about my primary reason for posting this thread which seems to be poorly titled and maybe explained by myself.
So it appears the smaller, irregular and differently shaped scutes are just 'one of those things'. I'm glad...
I've had my wife carefully take a closeup picture just now from behind which finally shows, much more accurately, how the basic layout/ positioning of the scutes makes little visual sense, towards the rear area.
Q: Is our tortoise a, for want of a better word, freak?
Again to emphasise i am...
Every couple of days.
Wondering what people are seeing here. I will say the iPhone X i got recently , used close up, makes the carapace ridges appear quite pronounced and i'm wondering if that's what is concerning people - my questions so far have related primarily to the layout, and shape of...
I've drawn attention to the irregularity at the rear already, but these 2 pix (zoomed in from 2 photos above) have a red outline around a small panel at the front which frankly doesn't make sense being there. Or - please tell me, as I am only starting out on this journey - am i imagining this...
Just noticed the date of that 'pen' photo: 14 May. I thought we had got him in early April.
:rolleyes:
For further reference here are 2 pix i snapped quickly this morning from side profile: