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Tortoises - General
Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2007.
Photo courtesy of stephielynn
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.
Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of species and subspecies of Tortoises.
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Brain Fart
by scott pasqua - Aug 14, 2007 11:11 PM |
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Aug 15, 2007 02:43 PM by enkidu |
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undigested fecal matter
by noori - Aug 14, 2007 09:05 PM |
0 | No replies |
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DAYTUNAS BLEACH XPO
by BurmahBoyz - Aug 14, 2007 08:29 AM |
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Aug 16, 2007 07:41 AM by JohnH |
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soft shell on lepoard tort
by jlampl - Aug 13, 2007 06:03 PM |
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Aug 22, 2007 05:10 AM by renardv74 |
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Cactus fruit season! *messy photos*
by FredLobster - Aug 13, 2007 12:26 AM |
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Aug 23, 2007 04:53 PM by negatronix |
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Update week 1
by captotterboy - Aug 12, 2007 07:42 PM |
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Aug 13, 2007 07:31 AM by captotterboy |
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Eggs turned...how to orientate?...
by -ryan- - Aug 12, 2007 02:31 PM |
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Aug 13, 2007 03:40 PM by -ryan- |
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IL Press: Stolen tortoise was family
by - Aug 08, 2007 06:42 AM |
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Aug 13, 2007 08:06 PM by weskone |
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Tortoise Enclosure
by benA - Aug 07, 2007 03:13 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Tort enclosure
by benA - Aug 07, 2007 11:20 AM |
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Aug 09, 2007 02:39 PM by -ryan- |
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Hermann's Question - Inactivity worries
by brer25 - Aug 06, 2007 10:26 AM |
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About Star Tortoise
by elegans - Aug 06, 2007 04:29 AM |
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Aug 06, 2007 06:04 PM by stenodactylus |
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Gopher Tortoise Legality
by enkidu - Aug 05, 2007 10:57 PM |
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Aug 13, 2007 01:21 PM by enkidu |
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pics of new baby redfoot
by captotterboy - Aug 05, 2007 02:26 PM |
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Aug 08, 2007 11:43 AM by captotterboy |
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Leopard or Sulcata Breeders in Ohio?
by collena - Aug 05, 2007 11:57 AM |
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New world, old world. how long between?
by chipdog - Aug 05, 2007 06:58 AM |
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new to torts. Enclosure ok?
by captotterboy - Aug 04, 2007 04:14 PM |
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Aug 06, 2007 04:52 PM by renardv74 |
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prickly pear
by DaviDC. - Aug 04, 2007 03:26 PM |
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What do numbers mean?
by benA - Aug 03, 2007 11:58 AM |
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Aug 07, 2007 10:07 AM by dawgcr |
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Aren't Sulcata's awesome?
by Giovanni - Aug 02, 2007 07:59 PM |
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Aug 06, 2007 11:27 AM by dawgcr |
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GBR Press: Tortoise Snatched
by - Jul 31, 2007 12:01 PM |
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MO Press: Rare tortoise believed stolen
by - Jul 31, 2007 10:55 AM |
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Aug 01, 2007 03:40 PM by DrTom |
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AZ Press: Tortoise now official resident
by - Jul 31, 2007 07:57 AM |
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NM Press: Tiny museum tortoise taken
by - Jul 31, 2007 07:55 AM |
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IND Press: Tortoises to be released
by - Jul 31, 2007 07:29 AM |
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Female Hermanns?
by DaviDC. - Jul 30, 2007 12:46 PM |
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Aug 08, 2007 08:19 PM by lkennedy |
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Help ! Leopard Tort squeaking ??
by crystal1818 - Jul 29, 2007 12:52 AM |
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Sonoran Desert Tortoise
by JEFFH - Jul 28, 2007 02:02 PM |
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Jul 28, 2007 09:41 PM by EJ |
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HELP - Shipping info needed
by alanqluu - Jul 28, 2007 12:14 AM |
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Aug 02, 2007 05:56 PM by kglreptiles |
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How much should I feed my 40# sulcata?
by stenodactylus - Jul 27, 2007 12:54 PM |
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Jul 29, 2007 09:46 PM by dawgcr |
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Smugglers caught!
by idealreptiles - Jul 25, 2007 01:48 AM |
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sulcata enclosure
by evolady - Jul 24, 2007 12:41 PM |
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Aug 14, 2007 06:15 PM by mythreetorts |
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SEXING Baby Leopard Tortoise
by shuggie728 - Jul 24, 2007 01:09 AM |
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Aug 02, 2007 08:47 PM by EJ |
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National Leopard Tort list
by benA - Jul 23, 2007 11:40 AM |
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Jul 27, 2007 04:55 PM by mythreetorts |
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Is this a south morph of indian star?
by elegans - Jul 22, 2007 04:54 PM |
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Aug 01, 2007 06:57 AM by elegans |
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Baby sulcata not eating
by InkEatingPotato - Jul 22, 2007 03:16 PM |
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Jul 23, 2007 07:10 PM by zovick |
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Q: A tortoise's favorite thing to eat?
by DaviDC. - Jul 21, 2007 10:52 AM |
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Jul 23, 2007 08:50 AM by unchikun |
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mites??
by gothlic768 - Jul 20, 2007 02:41 PM |
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Jul 21, 2007 09:15 PM by steffke |
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Ventura police arrest man for torturing
by unchikun - Jul 19, 2007 03:02 PM |
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Aug 15, 2007 08:00 PM by kungfuafrican |
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Ants attack between scutes
by Bugs2 - Jul 19, 2007 09:19 AM |
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HELP! Stolen Radiated Tortoise
by petking3191 - Jul 18, 2007 04:15 PM |
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Jul 23, 2007 08:05 AM by Dillybird |
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Help with hatchling tortoise substrate
by bionicblaze - Jul 18, 2007 09:25 AM |
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Jul 18, 2007 03:43 PM by melgrj7 |
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IND Press: Police stumble upon smugglers
by - Jul 16, 2007 07:33 PM |
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Jul 18, 2007 09:14 AM by |
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GBR Press: Tortoise pays price of love
by - Jul 16, 2007 07:30 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Autistic child's tortoise mutilated-SICK
by unchikun - Jul 15, 2007 03:31 PM |
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Aug 02, 2007 08:11 AM by |
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tortoise health help
by tennesseekate - Jul 14, 2007 01:21 PM |
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Jul 14, 2007 04:31 PM by zovick |
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Help with tortoise scab
by tennesseekate - Jul 14, 2007 01:20 PM |
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Jul 24, 2007 07:17 AM by Dillybird |
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Two male sulcatas doing the nasty?
by shion - Jul 13, 2007 11:23 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Leopard tortoise shell peeling
by jeanette74 - Jul 13, 2007 06:37 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Tortoise Egg Fertility?
by matalle - Jul 12, 2007 08:56 AM |
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Jul 25, 2007 08:14 AM by Luciano_van |
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Leopard Tortoise Questions
by shootsie - Jul 11, 2007 04:19 PM |
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Jul 12, 2007 04:05 AM by preptiles |
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Leo on porch
by jeanette74 - Jul 11, 2007 03:17 PM |
0 | No replies |
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re tort gnawing on wood
by jeanette74 - Jul 11, 2007 02:57 PM |
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Jul 13, 2007 06:38 PM by jeanette74 |
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help to identify species of tortoise
by qamla - Jul 11, 2007 05:57 AM |
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Jul 13, 2007 12:01 AM by qamla |
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HELP ME !!!
by kingyoto - Jul 10, 2007 11:08 PM |
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Jul 13, 2007 10:43 PM by kingyoto |
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MA Press: The well-traveled tortoise
by - Jul 10, 2007 01:21 PM |
0 | No replies |
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VA Press: Missing turtle pulls a fast on
by - Jul 10, 2007 01:18 PM |
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New Sulcata Enclosure
by dawgcr - Jul 10, 2007 11:09 AM |
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Dec 03, 2007 11:19 AM by SalS |
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desert tort
by kingyoto - Jul 09, 2007 11:05 PM |
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Jul 14, 2007 05:12 PM by kingyoto |
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Desert tortoise plants
by kingyoto - Jul 09, 2007 10:45 PM |
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Jul 13, 2007 02:58 PM by kingyoto |
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Western Hermanns torts
by littlelizard - Jul 09, 2007 07:37 PM |
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Jul 13, 2007 08:34 AM by littlelizard |
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Can I feed my tortoises with butterworms
by ekumbu - Jul 09, 2007 09:43 AM |
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Jul 10, 2007 05:27 AM by preptiles |
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Help with a new tort enclosure !
by marvelp14 - Jul 08, 2007 07:38 PM |
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Jul 11, 2007 12:40 PM by marvelp14 |
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Help With My Tort Encolosure !
by marvelp14 - Jul 08, 2007 12:35 AM |
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Jul 09, 2007 10:40 PM by kingyoto |
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water hole inside tort house
by mythreetorts - Jul 07, 2007 08:07 AM |
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Nov 19, 2007 09:58 PM by -ryan- |
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Burmese Mountain Diet / Watermelon?
by snakewrangler69 - Jul 06, 2007 04:21 PM |
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Jul 06, 2007 09:30 PM by preptiles |
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Wisteria Trees...
by kakes - Jul 05, 2007 07:14 PM |
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Jul 07, 2007 06:03 AM by kakes |
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Sulcata outdoor housing...
by dawgcr - Jul 05, 2007 12:02 PM |
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Jul 11, 2007 12:42 PM by qamla |
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Sulcata Not Gaining Weight?
by Phishy090 - Jul 04, 2007 07:58 PM |
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Jul 05, 2007 06:26 PM by mythreetorts |
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Desert tortoise housing
by kingyoto - Jul 03, 2007 10:07 PM |
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Jul 07, 2007 01:53 PM by kingyoto |
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MYS Press: Smuggled in (Star torts)
by - Jul 03, 2007 08:25 PM |
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STOLEN SULCATAS IN MILWAUKEE, WI
by NajaAnja - Jul 03, 2007 11:44 AM |
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Jul 04, 2007 06:50 AM by |
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Good 1st tort.?
by amyjk - Jun 30, 2007 06:24 PM |
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Jul 06, 2007 12:57 PM by zookeepnhippie |
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wc versus cb hingebacks
by mythreetorts - Jun 28, 2007 05:19 PM |
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Jul 25, 2007 12:22 AM by pyxidea |
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MYS Press: Claypots turn out to be torts
by - Jun 26, 2007 08:54 AM |
0 | No replies |
