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Good morning :) These hatchling are offered for sale as map turtles; however I'm very doubtful since I can't find any pics of map turtle hatchling that look the same. Google lens suggested they are painted wood turtle or Japanese pond turtle. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Thanks a lot for the ID :)

Thanks Tom :) You're always quick for help, I appreciate that. I did a quick Google search and the images look similar to the patch I found. I'll give it a go after it's confirmed, my Egyptians refuse to eat anything except lettuce and jute. So write now I'm collecting seeds of every edible...

It's me again. Still hunting for edible weeds :) I found a patch of these weeds and they look similar to dandelion or Thistle with these fragmented leaf pattern. Anyone knows what they are?

Which subspecies are you more interested in?

Thanks Rosemary :) I left a few plants in the patch I found, just in case they ones I uprooted wouldn't make it. Once I see flowers, I'll put a piece of pantyhose over it, so the seeds won't disperse. I didn't know I had to let the seeds dry out, before planting. Thanks :) We don't have a...

Thanks a lot Tom, Never heard of this sow thistle before, will read about it. I uprooted them carefully, and planted them. Hopefully they'll take and start growing. If they do I'll update pics of the flowers. The second one has 2 stalks with little flower buds. Most people in the country...

Oops, Here's the second one

I believe the 1st one is a dandelion. But is the second one also a dandelion? Or do they have to have segmented leaves?

Hi In Egypt, most tortoises (kleinmanni, Graeca) (almost all are wild caught) has the runny nose. It's very difficult to get rid of it. But if you have access to vet that specializes in reptiles, maybe they can help. I read sand is not a good substrate. If you're in the states, they have...

Thanks Tom.

Thanks Yvonne

Hi I see this weed growing in every garden. It's flowers are half the size of those of dandelion, but the seeds have same structure, but also smaller in size. Thanks in advance.

I ordered -mediterranean tortoises by brian pursall And -practical encyclopedia of keeping & breeding tortoise A. C. Highfield

Thanks a lot. :) Thanks buddy :). This makes a lot of sense. Just ordered a book about testudo subspecies. I'm very excited about learning about them. Hi there, thanks for the friendly welcome:)