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I'm not sure how many came in the same clutch, because he has several pens and all the females were hatching eggs... Their were smaller tortoises outside of the photograph. I also think my neighbor said he saw a different tortoise dig a hole for more eggs. Hopefully I'll receive a few more...

Just a few photos of my neighbors newest desert tortoises.

I have a Twitter account... Here is a link to their website. http://twitter.com/ Its like myspace and facebook except you can constantly update your current activities to keep other people informed what you're doing 24/7. Its a nice networking tool. -J

Hell ya man... Thats tight. What team do you play for? Do you play in Corona often?

Apology accepted. Yes, I paintball.

Chill out? Lol... Wow, you sound like I'm some tortoise killer! Lol... I think you need to chill out Josh. I can't even ask a question without people getting all upset and turning into complete greenpeace animal activists. I was just asking a simple question and look at yourself trying to...

What type of tortoises do you own? J

Haha... Thats the worst thing I've ever heard... "Taking a tortoise from its natural environment?" No, I was talking about buying it from a person who is selling them in Egypt. Like here in America people are selling tortoises. Thats interesting you say taking a tortoise from his home would...

I had a crazy thought the other day and wanted to know if anyone knew the answer to my off the wall and off the topic question... Say for example I wanted an Egyptian Tortoise and flew to Europe sightseeing and well stopped by Egypt and scooped up a Tortoise and shipped him to the States...

Interesting topic...

Wow mix of both huh? That's interesting... I have a link below to a photobucket I have created. The DT's are Tertius and Dirts, they were born around September/October of 2008. They're from two different clutches. The Sulcata's are both from the same clutch and were born in January 2009. It...

What is a leucistic desert tortoise? I have fresh photos. I'm gonna post in a bit.

Tomorrow I'll add some pictures of my two DT's. One has light colors and the other has dark lines. Mine are California DT's, are yours California too? They look different... Also, how old are they? Thanks, -J

Wow... So more natural sunlight will darken their shells? I would love pictures. Thanks, -J

I have a Sulcata hatchling and was wondering at what age/size does their shell begin to darken or lighten. I've looked online and seen the dark and light colored shells... When can you begin to tell what color they'll turn out to be? Same goes with the DT's, when can you expect to see the...