no vertebral scutes

[Yvonne G]

If you're lookin' to spend about $300 bucks for an unusual baby sulcata I found this today:

http://www.theturtlesource.com/tortoise_inventory.asp?cat=444&id=225689780

I wonder what causes him to have no vertebral scutes. Quite an interesting picture.

Yvonne

 

[Millerlite]

isnt it just a mutation, could be from high incubation or something, they only had one, and i think who ever got that guy has a really rare looking guy.

 

[Yvonne G]

Tempting, huh?

Yvonne

 

[Millerlite]

if i had $300 i would, lol.. but i dont so i will stick to looking at the picture much cheaper, lol

 

[aluras]

OH WOW,
I wonder if that will effect the growth of the tortoise. I love the look though, I agree that if I had the money I would buy it right now Beautiful.

 

[jorrow]

He is unique, but I would never have the room for him......... or the money

 

[egyptiandan]

It actually has 2 vertebral scutes , the first and the fifth. That is most likely a genetic abnormality, as it's symetrical.
The number and size of the scutes will have nothing to do with how well the tortoises bones grow underneath the scutes. With a good diet it will just be a nice domed tortoise with less scutes than normal.

Danny

 

[Jacqui]

Isn't he simply beeeee-utiful! Having him/her would just want you to try breeding to see what would happen. If I did that, I'd have to be ducking as Yvonne threw sulcata dung at me for breeding them.