Both males, approx. 5" long. Age unknown. See them here.
Money and space are tight, since these are my latest additions and my biggest tank, they are the first to go. I took them out of a bad situation. Now they are doing great and I'd like them to go to a great home.
Some changes not...
You can see the turtles and their setup here.
Both are males, approx. 5" long. Unknown age.
Money and space are a bit tight, and since they are my latest addition and my biggest tank, they are the first to go. I took them in partly because they were in such a bad situation. They are doing...
To some degree, perhaps. Polydactyly can be caused by recessive OR dominant inheritance, or by a new mutation. So it is very hard to determine possible outcomes, especially when you don't know the parental genes, which we usually don't, just like in tortoises. Throw in variable expressivity and...
I'm gonna C+P what I just put in another threat, as well as add some additional info:
This is what I said over there in response to the idea that if split scutes were genetic it would be more predictable, or that there would be a predictable percentage, etc:
A new mutation is still...
If there were problems with critical organs/organ systems, it would be FAR less likely to develop fully and actually hatch. Statistically near impossible, especially in an egg rather than a womb.
Not necessarily. A new mutation is still genetic, even if it is completely unique. There are...
If you do go with fake plants you shouldn't have to worry about it. My torts don't think of them as food; I imagine smell is more important than sight for determining food sources. Once my female russian bit a fake fern, but I think it was mostly to say to me "Hey! I'm hungry over here!" Because...
I like the PVC idea. And I like the idea of actually making one strong enough that it could serve as a permanent habitat, but still be able to be disassembled in a pinch. Thanks for the ideas.
I'll try both newspaper and towels. Now that I think about it, once they get used to this, they...
Living in an apartment I have limited space, of course. My tortoises each have enclosures that are about 8 sq. ft. Not too bad, but it could be better. A couple weeks ago I thought, hey, I might not be able to get them bigger permanent enclosures right now, but what if I could build them...
Ah, I saw that ad last night, too. Semi-surprised to see that it wasn't a Russian at all. I thought it was a Greek but I'm also not certain on the differences between Greek and Hermanns. I got excited for about 5 seconds before I realized that I couldn't possibly get down there to get it, let...
I love TerryO's approach to tortoise keeping in general. She uses a healthy amount of intuition, which I think is important, and I also try to do. Of course that is in addition to experience and supplemental reading. However, the only thing I would disagree with in that paragraph is the bit...
Thanks Danny. I wasn't sure if her laying more eggs was even a possibility at this point. She laid her other eggs in this enclosure, but I built her a nest box that had deeper substrate than the rest of the enclosure. She dug and dug for 7-10 days both times before eventually using the nest box...