We have 2 male DT's that my Daughter rescued about 13 years ago from a family who was not caring for them properly. They had been living in a small tank in a garage with no lighting, no temp control and fed lettuce. They were juveniles about 2 or 3 years old, their shells were soft. We were told one was female and one was male, but that turned out to be wrong (and there was no way to tell until they got older). One of them had an extreme overbite which made eating more difficult, both were pyramiding. We studied up and got them the proper foods and environment. Kept them in indoor habitats and didn't let them hibernate for about 3 or 4 years. Their first hibernation (I was a nervous wreck) they did fabulous. Each year after, their growth and overall health has been incredible.
So here they are today, enjoying a treat of prickly pears. I think their new growth (since the pyramiding juveniles) is so much better it's nearly non-existant. What do you think? I know that overbite on Lauren is gone now. I was really concerned about it the first few years. Jack is slightly larger and stronger, but he didn't have the overbite issues and ate really well from the first day we had him.
This is Lauren -
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This is Jack -
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So here they are today, enjoying a treat of prickly pears. I think their new growth (since the pyramiding juveniles) is so much better it's nearly non-existant. What do you think? I know that overbite on Lauren is gone now. I was really concerned about it the first few years. Jack is slightly larger and stronger, but he didn't have the overbite issues and ate really well from the first day we had him.
This is Lauren -
This is Jack -