Thought this was interesting.
Homing Behavior, Site Fidelity and Territoriality of the Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) in Kenya
https://www.authorea.com/doi/full/10.22541/au.166522881.15678182
Well, this little lady landed in my life today, 6.5" SCL, four toes on the hind feet. But is she T.C.Major, T.C Triunguis or a bit of both? She is much more heavily set, bigger and wider than any of my adult three toed.
No great tail shot, don't want to stress her out...
Hi,
Today I have become the proud owner of the little fella below.:D
The beak and claws need a little attention but otherwise seems bright and alert and had a good, long soak tonight. This little guy was being kept on a dry substrate with too small a water dish so I've given him a nice...
Hi,
I've had Pru, my female Ornate Box Turtle for a month now and so far everything is going great. She is active and feeding well :D
I have a question as to the water depth of her outdoor pool. She is an adult, the pool I've created use's a 2' x 18" seed tray. It has a large flat rock in...
Hello there,
My name is Dave, I live in London, England. I've been keeping Hermanns tortoises for 5 years now, currently have 13 (with two eggs incubating). I also have 4 young Horsfields Tortoises and have just taken on an Ornate Box Turtle (quite a rarity in the UK) and I'd like to say a...