This is not contrary to what I'm saying. n/p

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Posted by EJ on October 19, 2001 at 14:59:58:

In Reply to: I have evidence to the contrary.... posted by Annie Lancaster-TortoiseAid on October 19, 2001 at 14:40:45:

: : what really controls growth? The internal organs. If the internal organs are not properly developed it should not grow.

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: Well.....ya oughtta come on up and see the 51 impounded desert tortoises I have here all of whom are a MESS. Rapid growth....screwed up internal organs, and one male that just had a 1 POUND 3 OUNCE BLADDER stone removed. I have youngsters here who have grown...but on a BAD BAD diet...they are pyramided, have renal problems, have MBD, etc. etc. etc. A tortoise WILL grow on a bad diet...believe me. The tortoise who had the huge stone removed is as smooth as glass....and has been a captive tortoise for 27 years.

: Regarding babies...I DO hibernate them the first year, I have never lost a hatchling or juvenile in hibernation. If you look at the life cycle of G. agassizii in the wild...they're prepared for it, and tortoises have been living (not struggling) and doing a pretty good job of it all by themselves for thousands of years out here.

: Annie

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Yes it is....with pix.....Pic #1 Annie Lancaster-TortoiseAid 10/19/01 (2)
- No it's not... EJ 10/20/01 (0)
- Pic #2...Healthy WILD tortoise Annie Lancaster-TortoiseAid 10/19/01 (0)

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: : : what really controls growth? The internal organs. If the internal organs are not properly developed it should not grow. : : : : Well.....ya oughtta come on up and see the 51 impounded desert tortoises I have here all of whom are a MESS. Rapid growth....screwed up internal organs, and one male that just had a 1 POUND 3 OUNCE BLADDER stone removed. I have youngsters here who have grown...but on a BAD BAD diet...they are pyramided, have renal problems, have MBD, etc. etc. etc. A tortoise WILL grow on a bad diet...believe me. The tortoise who had the huge stone removed is as smooth as glass....and has been a captive tortoise for 27 years. : : Regarding babies...I DO hibernate them the first year, I have never lost a hatchling or juvenile in hibernation. If you look at the life cycle of G. agassizii in the wild...they're prepared for it, and tortoises have been living (not struggling) and doing a pretty good job of it all by themselves for thousands of years out here. : : Annie

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