Forum: Identification/Sexing.
09-05-2017, 08:41 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
18-02-2017, 12:02 AM
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Thank you Jonathan and everyone else for kind...
Thank you Jonathan and everyone else for kind words. It means the world to know my work is being shared around. I haven't been on here in ages as new house & property, tortoise collection, baby on...
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Forum: Breeding and Incubation
28-02-2014, 11:52 PM
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Dan, it certainly is possible that she may have...
Dan, it certainly is possible that she may have to grow closer to 15cm, but seeing as Corsica is home to both monsters (up to 24cm) and also more normal sized ones (15-17cm) she could be ready to go...
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Forum: Breeding and Incubation
28-02-2014, 10:18 PM
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
28-02-2014, 03:14 PM
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Forum: Breeding and Incubation
28-02-2014, 02:19 AM
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Male T. hermanni hermanni are capable of...
Male T. hermanni hermanni are capable of successful copulation (and surprisingly quite potent) at alarmingly small sizes. One would think this is normally attributed to typical size associated with a...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
24-01-2014, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 36
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Thanks Jonathan for posting the link.
Here's...
Thanks Jonathan for posting the link.
Here's a quick photo diagram I just made showing how the 2nd vertebral scute is straight edged on a hermanni from Var (south France) or most mainland Italian...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
21-01-2014, 09:54 PM
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
21-01-2014, 08:23 PM
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
12-09-2013, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 17
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Hanako,
Again I have to say that we will...
Hanako,
Again I have to say that we will never be 100% certain without any info on the parents or paperwork with origin. We can only guess. The only reason I can say with certainty where my groups...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
12-09-2013, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 17
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I'm leaning towards Puglia (Apulia). They are...
I'm leaning towards Puglia (Apulia). They are very round and have similar markings to ours. Corsican tortoises exhibit a second vertebral scute that dips forward like a big U into the forst vertebral...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
12-09-2013, 07:17 PM
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I should have been a little more clear in that...
I should have been a little more clear in that statement. I meant to say it's basically impossible to know where they came from WITHOUT knowing where the adults are from.
Going back to how I was...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
12-09-2013, 06:43 PM
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Forum: Pictures
06-09-2013, 03:21 PM
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Ok, Let's All Try to be Adults About This...
Our Manouria emys phayrei (and emys emys for that matter) continue to "wow" us with their amazing antics, vocal capabilities and responsiveness on a daily basis. We can often hear them grunting and...
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Forum: Pictures
24-08-2013, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,545
Thank you again for the kind words about the...
Thank you again for the kind words about the site.
Hanako-Yes the specifics of the actual localities I keep are one of the most important features of what we do here so it only made sense to...
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Forum: Pictures
20-08-2013, 11:15 PM
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Forum: Pictures
18-08-2013, 09:48 PM
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New Video
Hi Everyone. Haven't been on here anywhere near as much as I would like to be, life has just been incredibly busy with a farm of tortoises and turtles, building our new website...
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Forum: Pictures
08-03-2013, 07:37 PM
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Texas Tortoises (G. berlandieri)
Texas or Berlandier's tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri) have always been a favorite of mine since I was a kid and I thought I'd never be able to keep any due to the laws concerning them here in the...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
22-09-2012, 10:12 PM
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Forum: Pictures
20-08-2012, 12:44 PM
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Forum: Pictures
18-08-2012, 02:18 PM
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Blanding's turtle-reptiles magazine
Well, some of you have been saying that you have already received your copy of Reptiles Magazine's October 2012 issue and as some of you already know, my article on Blanding's Turtles is featured in...
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Forum: Pictures
17-08-2012, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Pictures
17-08-2012, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 10
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Six to 15 Month Olds Coming Along
I brought inside a few of the Testudo hermanni hermanni we have been raising to clean them up and see how they are turning out. Needless to say, we are not disappointed one bit. These were all...
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Forum: Pictures
17-08-2012, 12:43 AM
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Forum: Pictures
17-08-2012, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,353
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