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Tortoises - General
Tortoises are land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles (Testudines) and are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise has both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton. Tortoises can vary in size from a few centimeters to two meters. Tortoises are usually diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals.
Most land based tortoises are herbivores, feeding on grazing grasses, weeds, leafy greens, flowers, and some fruits although there are some omnivorous species in this family. Certain species consume worms or insects and carrion in their normal habitat.
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Twin Leopard Tortoises Hatched 2
by bvpham - Jan 12, 2004 02:35 PM |
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Jan 13, 2004 11:00 AM by bvpham |
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Twin Leopard Tortoises Hatched 2
by bvpham - Jan 12, 2004 02:34 PM |
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Twin Leopard Tortoises Hatched
by bvpham - Jan 12, 2004 02:34 PM |
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Jan 13, 2004 12:19 PM by EJ |
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Squeaking noise coming from sulcata??
by Shion - Jan 12, 2004 12:49 PM |
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Jan 13, 2004 09:45 AM by kellywood23 |
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Traveling Dilemma
by spydergirl - Jan 12, 2004 11:59 AM |
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Jan 13, 2004 07:20 AM by spydergirl |
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The half a face Sulcata finds home because of turtle home
by leoricco88 - Jan 12, 2004 10:41 AM |
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Jan 12, 2004 05:21 PM by unchikun |
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Looking for Barry Lambert, please send me contact info. more.....
by Tortuga - Jan 11, 2004 10:27 PM |
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Jan 12, 2004 01:55 AM by EJ |
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Sick red foot (FEMALE)
by Tunahound - Jan 11, 2004 09:54 PM |
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Jan 13, 2004 06:59 AM by angusowner |
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%#@*#*@# sulcatas! Almost made a liar out of me.
by tortoisehead - Jan 11, 2004 08:07 PM |
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Jan 24, 2004 06:28 PM by gk |
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"Hey! Where's did my cuttlebone pieces get to?"...
by Niki - Jan 11, 2004 06:04 PM |
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3rd Pic of Twinb Leopard
by bvpham - Jan 11, 2004 11:11 AM |
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Jan 11, 2004 11:59 AM by pako |
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Second Pic
by bvpham - Jan 11, 2004 09:49 AM |
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Jan 11, 2004 10:12 AM by Passport |
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Twin Leopard Tortoises
by bvpham - Jan 11, 2004 09:48 AM |
3 |
Jan 11, 2004 12:58 PM by chuckguy2 |
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Help! Sick baby Hermann's
by daisy88 - Jan 11, 2004 08:32 AM |
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Jan 11, 2004 06:57 PM by daisy88 |
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african spur
by john7429 - Jan 10, 2004 11:52 PM |
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Update on Hingeback with possible skin infection
by kellywood23 - Jan 10, 2004 06:23 PM |
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Soft Shell
by shelly78 - Jan 10, 2004 06:04 PM |
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Jan 12, 2004 04:38 PM by shelly78 |
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marginated tortoises
by parepidemos - Jan 10, 2004 04:49 PM |
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linda
by angusowner - Jan 10, 2004 04:15 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 05:35 PM by Linda G |
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Ed Pirog ? about Redfoots
by kellywood23 - Jan 10, 2004 02:17 PM |
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Best grass for Med. tort?
by Sohni - Jan 10, 2004 01:23 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 01:39 PM by tortoisehead |
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Cherryhead Redfoots
by Bilbo - Jan 10, 2004 12:35 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 04:13 PM by mayday |
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HELP! YEARLING SULCATA PASSED STONE!
by pmac - Jan 09, 2004 09:48 PM |
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CB Second Generation on Their Way!
by edmund - Jan 09, 2004 08:36 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 04:58 PM by Passport |
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0 motivation part II
by animalchin - Jan 09, 2004 05:17 PM |
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Jan 09, 2004 09:03 PM by animalchin |
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Rosebud arrived today
by Passport - Jan 09, 2004 03:26 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 12:28 AM by Sohni |
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snow angel (don't try this at home folks) ...
by Niki - Jan 09, 2004 11:08 AM |
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Jan 10, 2004 01:21 PM by tortoisehead |
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Do flowers and leaves have the same level of nutrition? np
by Sohni - Jan 08, 2004 09:04 PM |
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Jan 09, 2004 12:42 AM by tortoisehead |
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Soft Shell????
by Shion - Jan 08, 2004 07:06 PM |
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Jan 09, 2004 12:44 AM by tortoisehead |
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Sexing hatchlings by how tail carried?
by Sohni - Jan 08, 2004 06:00 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 09:31 AM by Beasley |
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Hatchling Problem
by spydergirl - Jan 08, 2004 01:53 PM |
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Jan 09, 2004 01:32 PM by spydergirl |
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T-Rex Tortoise Dry Formula?
by mikey2231 - Jan 07, 2004 09:17 PM |
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Jan 09, 2004 11:04 AM by Niki |
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Spek's vs. Bell's hingeback... you decide (pics).
by EJ - Jan 07, 2004 02:24 PM |
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Jan 07, 2004 05:39 PM by EJ |
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Update on my spurred tortoise
by mikey2231 - Jan 07, 2004 01:58 PM |
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Jan 08, 2004 05:53 AM by sgoodson1 |
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Sulcata Age
by Fil - Jan 06, 2004 09:07 PM |
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Vit. A Deficiency? Follow up to my post below...
by turtle_22 - Jan 06, 2004 07:19 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 05:39 PM by Linda G |
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0 motivation?
by animalchin - Jan 06, 2004 06:54 PM |
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Jan 07, 2004 07:35 PM by Sohni |
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sulcata tortoise
by TimberRattler - Jan 06, 2004 12:39 PM |
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Jan 08, 2004 10:42 PM by Niki |
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SICK SPURRED TORTISE Please help.
by mikey2231 - Jan 05, 2004 01:44 PM |
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Jan 06, 2004 09:49 AM by tourmalinequeen |
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Proud owner of a Bell's Hingeback!!
by kellywood23 - Jan 05, 2004 12:42 PM |
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Jan 07, 2004 01:23 PM by EJ |
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Computer Junkies Unite (slightly ot)...
by EJ - Jan 05, 2004 11:39 AM |
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Jan 10, 2004 11:24 AM by geckoman2003 |
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NEW TO FORUM. PLEASE HELP.
by mikey2231 - Jan 04, 2004 09:09 PM |
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Jan 04, 2004 09:25 PM by Chiro |
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Redfoot's Eye Looks Odd...
by turtle_22 - Jan 04, 2004 08:48 PM |
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Jan 07, 2004 05:00 PM by honuman |
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Protein requirement for tortoises
by EJ - Jan 04, 2004 07:23 PM |
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Jan 05, 2004 11:56 AM by gabycher |
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Baby sulcata with part of face bitten off
by leoricco88 - Jan 04, 2004 02:32 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 02:26 PM by leoricco88 |
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Looking for Highfield's "Turtle & Tortoise Feeding Manual"--m
by Sohni - Jan 03, 2004 08:48 PM |
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Jan 04, 2004 06:12 PM by Sohni |
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Cuttle Bone question
by shelly78 - Jan 03, 2004 06:33 PM |
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Jan 04, 2004 11:57 AM by DaviDC. |
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basking in January...
by Niki - Jan 03, 2004 04:06 PM |
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Jan 10, 2004 11:20 AM by geckoman2003 |
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D.K.S. - don't "try to feed" the cuttlebone, scrape it onto the food...
by Niki - Jan 03, 2004 04:02 PM |
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Jan 07, 2004 05:09 PM by honuman |
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Hingeback tort! Good or bad as a pet?? Please advise.
by kellywood23 - Jan 02, 2004 12:39 PM |
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Jan 06, 2004 09:40 PM by kellywood23 |
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hello tortoise food question?redfoot
by angusowner - Jan 02, 2004 12:33 AM |
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Jan 04, 2004 08:59 PM by debbie |
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LINDA this is dave
by angusowner - Jan 02, 2004 12:04 AM |
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Jan 02, 2004 08:42 AM by angusowner |
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Calcium sources.
by tortoisehead - Jan 01, 2004 08:08 PM |
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Jan 04, 2004 12:07 PM by tortusjack |
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Undertank heater a waste???
by Bilbo - Jan 01, 2004 05:45 PM |
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Jan 05, 2004 09:31 AM by geckoman2003 |
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runny eyes
by Shelly1 - Jan 01, 2004 02:19 PM |
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Jan 01, 2004 07:59 PM by gabycher |
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(to Stace) and anyone else who might be interested...
by EJ - Jan 01, 2004 11:53 AM |
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Jan 01, 2004 08:48 PM by RaderRVT |
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Happy New Year, to all, from San Diego. n/p
by EJ - Jan 01, 2004 11:30 AM |
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