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    Can I spread germs to my tortoise?

    Dear Tortilla4, This is the first time I have replied to a question. Many years ago a tortoise club member and well respected breeder Mrs. Sandy Ververka speaking at our meeting explained that there are Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Humans have one kind and reptiles have the other...
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    Hello members

    I could see the Sulcata was going to overpopulate in the late 90's. My favorite old female (Bertha) was laying about 125 eggs a year. Hatchlings that I had raised were maturing in as little as 4.5 years. The CTTC, turtle club adoption members were already getting them turned in. It was a no...
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    Hello members

    My name is Tom. I live in Southern California and was an active member in the California Turtle and Tortoise club since the early 1980s. I stopped attending regular meetings about ten years ago but do stop in about once a year to see old friends. I started out with California desert tortoises...
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