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    tortoise penis

    doesn't seem like it has gotten longer just proportionate to were it was at 5 inches. Do girls have an "extra tail" that occasionally protrudes out the tail vent?
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    tortoise penis

    Im not saying she literally had two tails. Im saying something came out of her tail that made it look as if she had two tails. Ive never seen it before and we didn't have a camera handy. I don't know if we will see it again.
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    tortoise penis

    My Penelope had her tail hanging in her water bowl. My wife and I was watching because she never has her tail out it is usually tucked up in her shell. She started wagging her tail back and forth and suddenly it looked like she had two tails. I have posted pictures of her on this blog before...
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    how old is my tort?

    My red foot was classified as a western and it was a 2011 hatchling. She is 5.5" She has grown 1/2" in the three months that i've had her. Is that to much growth for three month? Am I overfeeding? It would be great to have answers to these questions regarding heathy growth rate and what to...
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    Its a boy! No its a girl

    My tortoise has had 3 names in less then a month. Stated out Oogway then Gamera but now that I found out she is a girl the name is ..........Penelope! My kids are so confused.
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    sex my tortoise

    Sure you don't mean Jay Frewer? Thats where I got mine from. I LOVE the orange white yellow heads on these guys/girls. I'm hoping to save up money for another before he sells them all. Thats why I was hoping to get the sex on this one so I can buy the opposite sex. What do you mean by reverse...
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    sex my tortoise

    pretty definitive then?
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    sex my tortoise

    Oh no I named her Gamera looks like I'm back to the old drawing board.
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    sex my tortoise

    2010 captive bred western redfoot. What sex do you think I have here? It is 5 plus inches.
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    Looking for a new home for 2 sulcatas

    I live in NE Ohio and may be interested in your sulcatas. I live on a big farm and would have plenty on room, fresh produce and grasses. What do you keep them in during the winter months? I currently have a red foot tortoise and have a general knowledge about sulcatas. Looking forward to...
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    Gamera getting some sun

    We just moved into a century plus old farmhouse in Ohio and have lots of land. We had our first 80 degree day and the grass just shot up. Good for Gamera bad for me I have to mow all of it!
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    Gamera getting some sun

    First hot day so I took Gamera out for some sun. He ate dandelions till he was about to explode.
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    is this shell rot.

    I bought this red foot from turtle and tortoise inc. I have had him for 2 weeks and he seems really healthy. I took him out for the first sunny warm day we had and I noticed some abnormal? patches on his shell. Another thing I noticed is it seems somebody carved a cross in one of his scutes. So...
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    Share your Sleeping Tortoise Pics?

    gamera sawing logs
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    I just can't decide: leopard or redfoot?

    I was debating this very thing after deciding a Sulcata was not practicle. I went with a Red Foot and I have not been one bit dissapointed.[/i]
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