
Health and Wellness
OUTLINE
1. Softness
2. Lethargy
3. Bubbly Mouth
4. Unnatural Discolorations
5. Prolapse
6. Pyramiding
Overview
Tortoises are found almost all over the world.
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Note, correlations between topography and distribution is relevant. There is usually a direct relation between topographical landform boundaries and species type. These boundaries naturally aid in the development of different colors, patterns and scalation markers between species and subspecies. Mountain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for Tortoises.
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There are currently 49 different recognized species of tortoises. For the purposes of clarity, we will focus this document on species we keep and offer. The following list shows the geographic region and distribution of species and subspecies.
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EUROPE
Testudo marginata - Italy, Turkey, Greece.
Testudo graeca ibera - S. Serbia, Greece, Romania, Iran.
Testudo graeca terrestris - Lebanon, Jordan, Syria.
Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis - S. France, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Greece.
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Testudo horsfieldii (used to be classified as Agrionemys) - Azerbijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kabul.
Geochelone elegans - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
Manouria emys - India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
AFRICA
Stigmochelys pardalis babcocki - Nambia, Uganda, Somalia.
SOUTH AMERICA
Chelonoidis carbonarius - Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Eastern Brazil, Nicaragua, Argentina.
Chelonoidis denticulatus - Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia.
Gender Determination
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serts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for
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Soft Shells
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untain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for the species .
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Lethargy
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untain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for the species .
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Bubbly Mouth
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untain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for the species .
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Unnatural Discoloration
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untain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for the species .
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Prolapse
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untain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for the species .
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Pyramiding
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untain formations, deserts, dunes, rivers and water formations are natural divides for the species .
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