25-01-2007, 06:23 PM | #1 |
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Species please
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25-01-2007, 06:31 PM | #2 |
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I would say Geochelone sulcata.
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25-01-2007, 06:34 PM | #3 |
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This is a sulcata!!! as in the tort that grows to fence breaking size? Blimey. Thanks for that Pete.
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25-01-2007, 07:09 PM | #4 |
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Oh my Izzy - if he is yours, are you prepared for this little fella when he gets older?!
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25-01-2007, 07:14 PM | #5 |
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No this little one is not mine!! thank god!! lets just say the person who owns this beautiful creature does not really know what they are in for!!
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25-01-2007, 07:16 PM | #6 |
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They are in for a big shock when this little guy gets bigger. Is he the only one they have or have they got more? They need educating before hes huge and ending up homeless
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25-01-2007, 07:20 PM | #7 |
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This person has four of these, and believed they were leopards. I was worried they had not understood how large a leopard got, now it seems things are a lot worse. I thought something was odd because they didnt immediately look "leopardy" to me, i thought maybe a cross breed, or just my lack of knowledge meant i didnt recognise them.
Oh deary me, im going to have to get this person on this website, and tell her to seriously consider what shes going to do in the future. izzy |
25-01-2007, 07:23 PM | #8 |
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Wow 4 The electric bills are going to be huge when these guys grow. Not to mention the amount they will eat, and the space required for four and the destruction they can cause. It doesn't bare thinking of if they are with someone who is not prepared.
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25-01-2007, 07:27 PM | #9 |
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I completely agree Pete, shes doing ok for now and has everything set up ok but shes going to have to consider rehoming some of them at some point i think. What worries me is that someone is selling these as leopards, i mean did they think they could not sell them as Sullies??
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25-01-2007, 08:13 PM | #10 |
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Hi Izzy,
Your friend might want to do this little test - it's called the Sulcata reality check. http://www.turtlehomes.org/usa/test.shtml |
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