Thomas tortoise
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Just a little curious... How do hinge back tortoises lay eggs when their shell goes back underneath their behind?
hingeback tortoise.
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Very easily!
Thomas tortoise
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Is it a Hinge? Can it move? (Sorry for the dumb question...) I don't know anything about them...
TheLastGreen
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I think it may move, @2turtletom and @William Lee Kohler have breeding pairs, perhaps they know?
I think it may be either the hinge that flexes or the part of the plastron where the eggs are laid, I read somewhere that their eggs are large so it does help that their "shell can flex" what that means I'm not sure?
I think it may be either the hinge that flexes or the part of the plastron where the eggs are laid, I read somewhere that their eggs are large so it does help that their "shell can flex" what that means I'm not sure?
Not dumb, but I had to have some fun with you. It is a combination of things nature did, so they can relax a little and open up, while when threatened they clamp closed. Closest comparison I can give is kinda sorta like a box turtle.
