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    Baby hatchling sleep a lot!

    I second what AbdullaAli says; my Ramona's joy and happiness is to put me in a panic by vanishing, causing me to rake my fingers through every cubic centimeter of substrate several times over before I find the reassuring hard smooth roundness. Or, put more scientifically, tortoises are...
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    Area tortoise mercilessly destroys helpless lower life form

    Area YouTube Account Misbehaves, is given a Stern Talking To. Try it now.
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    Area tortoise mercilessly destroys helpless lower life form

    Although authorities would not release details of the perpetrator's identity on account of her juvenile status, her mother told members of the press that she was named Ramona. "She comes from a loving home," the tearful parent said. "I just hope that this serves as an example to other...
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    Obesity in turtles and tortoises?

    Hello everybody, yesterday I posted this news article, http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...dering-Near-SoCal-Country-Club-275957831.html, in which a snapper was described as obese. To be fair, if my neck looked like that, no one would be begging to see me in a bikini. However, many Forum...
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    Obese fugitive snapper in the hands of the law

    Wow! Shows what I know...not enough, I guess. So many questions come up in my mind that I think I'm going over to the newbie area and staryimg a whole new thread.
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    Obese fugitive snapper in the hands of the law

    Headline mine... http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/70-Pound-Turtle-Found-Wandering-Near-SoCal-Country-Club-275957831.html
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    What is my baby doing with her throat?

    Because the chia micro farm, Mazuari tortoise chow, and organic dandelion leaves just aren't cutting it. :p:tort:
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    What is my baby doing with her throat?

    Thank you, very informative! In other news, you tortoise is adorable.
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    What is my baby doing with her throat?

    Well then that's cool.
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    What is my baby doing with her throat?

    Lol...not that I'm a helicopter parent or anything ...
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    What is my baby doing with her throat?

    Does her throat itch? Does she think she is a frog? Is she trying to swallow a piece of bubblegum? Does she hate me and is trying to terrify me with this threatening gesture? Is she suffering from some disease that I caused due to my bumbling inexperience? Please advise...thank you. Floomby
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    A Photo Of My Tortoise

    > To sex it, we'd need to see its tail. In other words, get someone to photograph his underside. That's one good looking tort.
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    Enclosure for Hermann's hatchling...

    Well I have a hard post to write, but I have to write it for the other newbies' sakes, even if I am the most hated person on this board. I had everything in the enclosure worked out, including three shallow water dishes and several edible plants, including clover, chia, and whatever was coming...
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    Enclosure for Hermann's hatchling...

    I went to the Reptile Super Show last Saturday "just to look..." haha...a 2" Hermann's hatchling actually crawled into my hand, so what was I supposed to do? This is the enclosure. It's a simple underbed storage container from Target. Since I worry about my mischievous little dog getting at...
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