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Posted by James on August 27, 2000 at 09:51:32:

Hello to all. I have been a keeper of Florida Box Turtles for most of my life. Currently have a breeding pair that I've had for 8 years. Everythings been great and I recently was given a tortoise from a co worker. He had no ideas what type it was, so I went to a local pet store. They identified it as a "Ridged Back Tortoise" which had me happy as I could learn how to care for her. However, I can find nothing on a ridge backed tortoise anywhere. I can't send a pic because there doesn't seem to be any easy way of attaching it to this post. She looks to me (through browsing photos) to be either a lepoard or a yellow foot. The most distinct feature is a couple of "plus - signs" on the top of her back. I wouldn't say her legs are yellow, but many of the scales on them are. Her shell is "longer" than my box turtles, it is 6 1/2" long X about 3" high. It is a light beige with darker markings on it. (Kind of like I've seen on the leopard) Thank you in advance for your help with this matter. James


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