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Originally Posted by XTreme
Hi Veronica! Bit of a long story with these two.....they were rescued from an unscrupulous pet shop in the UK a few years ago by a friend of ours.
He reckoned Terry hadn't had the right diet or enough sunlight for his shell to develop properly in his formative years.
He'd looked after them well for the past few years but with all the other animals he's got, and the time they take up, he let my youngest boy have them as he was quite taken with them.
I'll get a close up shot of the big one later.....apparently she's some rare Asian breed. Maybe you can clearly identify her.....very old apparently.
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I am happy to advise you if I can. I used to breed testudo Graeccas. They need a very bland diet as they are adapted to feeding on spare dry vegetation. If they have food that is high in protein thier shells become deformed with humps. The problem is that the humps will also be inside and if they become too pronounced they squash the internal organs so he must not be allowed to become any more humpy.
A good picture of the other one might help to identify her.
In all probability you may find that the two species need different diets to thrive properly.
Veronica
Veronica