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 #1665892


Carrmello
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 Tortise/turtle???

I just got a new tortise/turtle and it looks like this. It has a bumpy top shell and the edges of the shell are kind of serated and kinda sharp. What kind of tortise or turtle is it???
03/18/08  03:23pm

 #1665897


Whit-E
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   Message To: Carrmello   In reference to Message Id: 1665892


 Tortise/turtle???

*%@ squinting *&%# I can’t see (*%#

Either put a pic up or find a turt that looks similar on-line and give us a link - but if you find one on-line then you probably will have figured out what the species is, lol.
03/18/08  03:28pm

 #1667105


Carrmello
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   Message To: Whit-E   In reference to Message Id: 1665897


 Tortise/turtle???

I coundnt fidn any thing on-line but his shell is about 2in form top to bottom and about 6in long



03/19/08  10:12am

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Cpx_20o5
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   Message To: Carrmello   In reference to Message Id: 1667105


 Tortise/turtle???

Hi Carrmello, please find a photo thats like your chelone, or find a camera and take a photo.
We cannot help you until we have this photo unless you know the exact speciemens of the chelone you have aqquired.
03/19/08  01:42pm

 #1668968


Mike_Ornata
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   Message To: Cpx_20o5   In reference to Message Id: 1667299


 Tortise/turtle???

It sounds to me like you found this animal in the wild. If so you need to release it ! NOW!!! Any amateur herper can readily tell the difference between a turtle and a tortoise.

"2in form top to bottom and about 6in long"- that could be anything.

Ok I’ll help. Please answere theese questions.
0. How exactly did you aquire the animal?
1. Did you find it in or near a body of water? If so was it a pond?, or a fast moving stream?
2. Describe its coloration, if any.
3. Is the shell kinda flat or is it domed?
4. Can it close itself entirely inside its shell? ie. does it have a hinge on its plastron? (bottom shell)
5. Describe its claws. Are they long and strait or are they curled a bit?
6. Does it have webbed feet.
7. If it was in fact taken from the wild, exactly what region of the U.S or elsewhere do you live



03/20/08  06:09pm

 #1669219


Dixie31
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   Message To: Mike_Ornata   In reference to Message Id: 1668968


 Tortise/turtle???

http://centralpets.com/pages/reptiles/tortoises.html

Go through all the species in the drop down list. Pictures, descriptions, and care requirements are included with each breed.
03/20/08  08:49pm

 #1670318


Carrmello
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   Message To: Mike_Ornata   In reference to Message Id: 1668968


 Tortise/turtle???

1.My friend brought it to me and said she couldnt take care of it and he gave it to me.

2.It’s shell is brown and it’s head is black with green stripes

3. It is flat and I know it is a turtle because they need to swim trought the water and need a flat sheel

4. It cant close and it dosent have a hinge

5. Kind of straight.

6.It has webbed feet for swimming.

7.Did not take it from the wild.
03/21/08  07:32pm

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Dixie31
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   Message To: Carrmello   In reference to Message Id: 1670318


 Tortise/turtle???

There is a turtle forum on this site as well. You might have better luck there. :)
03/21/08  10:24pm


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