TheLastGreen
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They appatently come from Richardsbay, so the range is, natalensis, spekii, b zombensis? But I'm not sure?
Leopard hatchlings (now "My New Torts!")
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TheLastGreen
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TheLastGreen
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I scrubbed a little bit harder, and low and behold, beautiful patterns showed!
@Yvonne G @wellington
Hopefuly ID is easier now.
@Yvonne G @wellington
Hopefuly ID is easier now.
TheLastGreen
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Absolutely not a leopard!
Looks like a baby Kinixys lobatsiana to me.
Looks like a baby Kinixys lobatsiana to me.
TeamZissou
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I don't know enough about Kinixys to hazard a confident guess. They look similar enough to the few pictures of K lobatsiana adults I looked up (as mentioned by Mark), but the range does not fit, as you mentioned. Lobatsiana are from farther west. That might not mean anything tough, if the seller is selling WC tortoises from many locations. I think you need a Kinixys expert like J Thompson.
TheLastGreen
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Ok I have contacted him, do you guys perhaps know why a tortoise would stretch out its neck, almost cough slightly and then push its head back into its shell?
TheLastGreen
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Just messaged J Thompson, they are kinixys zombensis
Aha! Just as I was about to suggest, zombensis. It is the little Mercedes "stars" that I've seen on other young zombies shells that made me suspect.
Maybe just a stretch or yawn.
TheLastGreen
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Thanks, they are fascinating little creatures, extremely smart.
TheLastGreen
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A little update, both doing well, warming up and exploring, they sleep a lot. Both woke up today and started being active after soak. They are shy for food. They don't really seem intrested in it?
Would you be interested in joining the Hingeback forums on facebook? Kinixys Keepers or Hingeback Tortoise Group? Also Jeremy Thompson has zombensis and maybe could help you with feeding them.
