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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:21 pm   the new girls

this is the larger one
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smaller one but not by much
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she is missing a piece of shell right by her tail, should I be worried about this?
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I had to sneek this picture
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then she caught me :lol:
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and finally the two of them
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I need to think of some good names for them, my 4 year old daughter thinks their names should be paws and claws :roll: :lol:
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:26 pm   

Oh, so nice. :D Does the one in the top pic have some orange on her carapace? I saw some RES this weekend that did as well.

Your daughter is very clever. But if they're both female, claws doesn't really fit, does it?

Is the piece actually missing or is it just a space between the two scutes (if it's the latter, my RES has a gap as well). If it's missing, is there any sign of infection/rot, etc.?
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:32 pm   

They look good. And very healthy like you said from a previous post. :)

If you need help thinking of names here's a site I absolutely adore: http://www.babynamesworld.com/

I know it's not pet names, but it has some really cool names from other languages. Celtic names have to be my favorite. There's no telling what my kids would have been named if I would have had this site back then. :lol:
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:35 pm   

I think it is just a space but who knows if it happened before they came to me. You can see it in the 5th picture.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:46 pm   

Some really good looking turtles.. :)

Now what I want to know.. is how the heck do you get these turtles that are new to you to just sit in your hand like that!!!??? I've had mine for a year.. from hatchlings and they freak out when I pick them up... are you a turtle whisperer or something :lol:
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:49 pm   

If it's a gap, Stacey, I wouldn't worry about it. Just out of curiosity, how many verterbral scutes does the turtle have? More than 5?
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:50 pm   

Those are some really good pictures. Your turtles are very cute!!
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:04 pm   

Marisa- there are 5 verterbral scutes, and I'm thinking, after close observation, that it is just the way the shell grew.

Carol- the larger one is very friendly and just sat there enjoying the attention, but the smaller one was fighting like you wouldn't believe. So no turtle whisperer(darn :cry: :lol: )
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:19 pm   

They sure are precious. Congrats to you

27 Turtles. 6 Tortoises.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:28 pm   

I like the setup!
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