06-11-2010, 11:19 AM | #1 |
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How old are everyone's tortoises?
I'm getting my first tortoise from one of my friends in a few weeks, and he's a Hermann aged 12, just wondering how old everyone else's tortoises are
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06-11-2010, 11:25 AM | #2 |
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Mine's still a baby. Will be two next june. (I'm a lot hungover and can't work out how old that makes him just now) Had him about 3 months. Good luck with your new tort. Lucky getting an older one x
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06-11-2010, 11:37 AM | #3 |
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4 & a half and 3 & a half
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06-11-2010, 11:42 AM | #4 |
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One who is between 75 - 85 years.
Out of the other animals (and there are quite a few) our oldest turtle is a Red Ear Slider and she is 16, and an African Grey parrot who is 20+. Added those two just for interest really - they are all rehomers so we are going by what we were told by the previous owners/fosterers. |
06-11-2010, 11:50 AM | #5 | |
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06-11-2010, 11:54 AM | #6 | |
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Mine are all youngsters, 2 Hermans at 5 years, 1 at 7. And 2 Leopards, 1 at about 3 years, and 1 at about 8 years.
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06-11-2010, 11:59 AM | #7 |
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Yeah he's been hibernated 3 times, just wondering (sorry I'm not really a Tortoise info guru) but why is it better to have one at 12?
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06-11-2010, 12:08 PM | #8 |
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I have 3 margies two at 11 one at 10 5 hermanns one at 8 one at 5 three at 3
2 spur thighs both at 2 nearly 3 and 3 leopards at a year old |
06-11-2010, 12:12 PM | #9 |
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To give him his full title - he is an Algerian Testudo graeca graeca - but called Percy for short!
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06-11-2010, 12:13 PM | #10 |
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I'm no guru either, like Guru Tugginmypudha . Just saying most keeper's start with a hatchling or a one year old from a shop. To have an older tort is a nice thing.
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