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shell problem

wewantpeace2003 Jul 26, 2004 11:32 AM

this is not normal right?she's been growing fast since i bought her.is this what happens when they grow too fast too soon,irregular shell ring growth?can they be rectify with time?

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1.2.1 indian star tortoise
0.0.2 radiated tortoise
0.1.0 burmese star tortoise
0.0.1 sulcata
0.0.1 elongated tortoise
0.0.1 leopard tortoise
0.1.0 red foot tortoise
0.1.0 pancake tortoise
1.0.0 herman tortoise

0.1.0 snapping turtle
0.0.2 alligator snapping turtle
0.0.1 chitra-chitra
0.1.0 fly river turtle
1.0.0 asian giant pond turtle

0.0.1 leopard gecko
1.0.0 tokay gecko

0.0.1 amazon tree boa
1.0.0 blood python
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 monocular cobra
0.0.1 green whip snake
0.0.1 mangrove snake
0.0.1 green tree viper

0.0.1 false gharial
0.0.2 spectacle caiman

1.0.0 asian leopard cat

1.0.0 deathstalker scorpion

0.0.1 arapaima gigas

Replies (3)

ecoman Jul 27, 2004 12:49 AM

what's her current diet/frequency, calcium and UVB intake?

wewantpeace2003 Jul 27, 2004 04:02 AM

i gave her mustard green,kale,grass,romaine.very little fruit.i usualy feed her every day or every other day.

calcium with d3 every other meal.no uvb lighthing just unfiltered sunlight for 1-2 hour every 2 or 3 days.
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1.2.1 indian star tortoise
0.0.2 radiated tortoise
0.1.0 burmese star tortoise
0.0.1 sulcata
0.0.1 elongated tortoise
0.0.1 leopard tortoise
0.1.0 red foot tortoise
0.1.0 pancake tortoise
1.0.0 herman tortoise

0.1.0 snapping turtle
0.0.2 alligator snapping turtle
0.0.1 chitra-chitra
0.1.0 fly river turtle
1.0.0 asian giant pond turtle

0.0.1 leopard gecko
1.0.0 tokay gecko

0.0.1 amazon tree boa
1.0.0 blood python
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 monocular cobra
0.0.1 green whip snake
0.0.1 mangrove snake
0.0.1 green tree viper

0.0.1 false gharial
0.0.2 spectacle caiman

1.0.0 asian leopard cat

1.0.0 deathstalker scorpion

0.0.1 arapaima gigas

ecoman Jul 30, 2004 02:29 AM

not sure what you had on the humidity, these guys needs at least 8 to 10 hours sun light a day if you could let outside with a humid hide box of some sort, also; try to tip over the scale with cactus and grass rather than greens and fruits, some might go through them cutlle bones like crazy so you can rid of those synthetic supplements altogether.

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