Forum: Feedback/Suggestions/Problems
16-01-2017, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 46
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Why it is so quiet....why new posters prefer to...
Why it is so quiet....why new posters prefer to read and don't write unless they really have to (unless they have some serious problem with their animals)... why, oh why....
Well, I would tell you...
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Forum: Pictures
17-05-2016, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,839
I love the photo where Augustus is getting some...
I love the photo where Augustus is getting some rays. He/she/it looks so happy and relaxed! Just curious, what happens if Augustus turns out to be a female? Will it become Augusta? Or Augustine? And...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
How do you know that people who had the same...
How do you know that people who had the same problems on this forum are in minority? The thing with bullying is that those people often don't speak up. They may not come back again, or they just read...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
I agree with the bit "raise them in a different...
I agree with the bit "raise them in a different ways". Some of the ways are socially acceptable, some are not. Unfortunately a few posters here don't seem to know the difference! I don't mind that...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
That's not quite true, is it! About a month ago...
That's not quite true, is it! About a month ago there was another row here. Because I dare to breed THH without knowing from which exact locality they are. (No matter that the majority of people on...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
Don't do that. If a few individuals make you...
Don't do that. If a few individuals make you leave forum that is generally pretty good (if we discount several posts from those few individuals), you are letting them win. I am making point of...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
That's the difference. Before I used to enjoy...
That's the difference. Before I used to enjoy coming here and spent here much more time. Now I come here only irregularly, when I want to find out something. So I use it, but I don't socialise here...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-05-2016, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-05-2016, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 15,373
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
20-04-2016, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,076
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Forum: For Sale
16-03-2016, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
Gordon, I am sorry but I would not sell you any...
Gordon, I am sorry but I would not sell you any of my tortoises even if you were offering me a fortune for them. I am not oversensitive, but this is already second or third thread where you treated...
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Forum: For Sale
16-03-2016, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
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Forum: For Sale
16-03-2016, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
I have nothing against a discussion, but if you...
I have nothing against a discussion, but if you read this thread, I have been accused by Gordon of mixing anything to get the money, my beautiful babies have been called cross (even though nothing...
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Forum: For Sale
16-03-2016, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
If you go into enough details, every single...
If you go into enough details, every single tortoise will have different DNA than any other tortoise, even if they are of the same species and subspecies. DNA is individual, like with people. (That's...
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Forum: For Sale
16-03-2016, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
I think you are wrong. No taxonomists will ever...
I think you are wrong. No taxonomists will ever recognise subspecies that are not recognisable by human eye, and are recognisable only by doing DNA. So in fact, you are trying to be even more expert...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
15-03-2016, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,349
Well, they are located in several countries....
Well, they are located in several countries. (Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Romania, Hungary). I doubt that the tortoises in all those countries are exactly...
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Forum: For Sale
15-03-2016, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
So did I. I was curious about those few that I...
So did I. I was curious about those few that I don't know where they are from and he told me the same. That's why the localities are not really subspecies. Because there is no way to find out (unless...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
15-03-2016, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,829
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
15-03-2016, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,829
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
15-03-2016, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,829
It is definitely growth. It didn't used to be...
It is definitely growth. It didn't used to be there.
I was wondering whether I should try to tie a cotton around it like we would do with a verruca or skin tag, hoping that it would fall off, but I...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
15-03-2016, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,829
Small growth on the tail
One of my boys has grown a small growth on his tail. Any suggestions what I should do about that? It doesn't seem to bother him, but I am not sure if it can be left like this or if it needs to be...
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Forum: For Sale
14-03-2016, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
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Forum: For Sale
14-03-2016, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
Thank you for enclosing the definition of the...
Thank you for enclosing the definition of the subspecies. Unfortunately, even though Chris L has 9 different localities, he is quite open that unless you know where exactly the tortoise is from, it...
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Forum: For Sale
14-03-2016, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 16,846
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