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Brown tortoise question

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Posted by: Edmund at Sun Apr 15 18:07:34 2012  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Edmund ]  
   

I put my largest brown outside today for the first time; it isn't supposed to go below 55F but I've given him (her) a nice pile of straw for cover.
My question is this: I noticed the tortoise eating small pebbles, first time I've ever seen this. Do browns utilize gastroliths?

   

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