20-05-2007, 10:20 PM | #1 |
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shellys hinge
As requested when i first joined the site, here are a few piccys of shellys hinge, sorry if they are a little bit i have no idea how to make them smaller and craig (the other half) aint here to help me, lol!
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21-05-2007, 12:58 AM | #2 |
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Great pictures Laura
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21-05-2007, 09:46 AM | #3 |
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thanks for them laura, fascinating!!!
you wouldnt happen to have any pics of them actually 'closing' the hinge. sorry to ask its just ive never seen a hingeback properly before. |
21-05-2007, 05:22 PM | #4 |
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Wow I have never seen a hinge before, I cant really make it out
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see the top piccy... between the fourth and fifth pattern on his shell, theres like s knotch.... well thats it, and it goes upwards then for about an inch (hard to explain, lol) im afraid i havent got any of it closing, ill keep an eye out though and try and get snappy with the camera when it does, hehe! |
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Thanks that really helps! I see the knotch now I guess I just cant imagine how it goes up etc
Thanks so much for posting the pics its a real learning curve |
21-05-2007, 08:50 PM | #7 |
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I found a couple of pics of hinge backs for those of you who wanted to see some with the back closed. Enjoy! - i just googled them
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Thanks Zoe! its so interesting I have never seen a hinge back tort before! what is the purpse of the hinge? where do they originate from?
Sorry for all the questions but I am fasinated, they are so beautiful |
22-05-2007, 10:40 AM | #9 |
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the bottom one is an African hingeback tortoise. ( so i asume Africa!! ) Which there are 4 differen't species of and the other one is a western.
the hinge is just another saftey thing. So they can hide away better.. and i guess not have their bums bitten! I also found this whcih i thought was interesting. "Hingeback tortoises should not be hibernated! They will require warm and moist vivarium accommodation over winter." Also, about diet "Unlike most land tortoises, African hinge-back tortoises are omnivorous and are insectivores. In the wild their diets include snails, slugs, millipedes as well as fallen fruits, grasses and plants. In captivity all three commonly encountered species generally enjoy earthworms, mealworms, slugs, bananas, tomatoes, peaches, mushrooms, lettuce, melon and sliced orange" Yummm, wormies!
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Hi Zoe
Thanks so much for all the info it was really helpful and interesting That's what I love about this site, you learn a new thing every day, and if there is something you dont know, you count on it that some one on here will know all about it |
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