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Posted by teepee on April 24, 2003 at 06:54:01:
In Reply to: more on that... posted by tortuga on April 23, 2003 at 13:01:25:
Deformities such as this are sometimes caused by irregular incubation temperatures. Extra scutes are a minor result, but I've seen hatchlings with major irregularities such as this. Too high an incubation temperature during a particular part of the incubation is to blame.
:I have no doubt that the tort was born with a deformity. Diet can also play a role but we know what torts look like that have a bad diet. The most obvious effect is pyramiding. I have seen pyramiding galops also and they look totally different from the galop pictured on KS. As far as price, it's a fair price if the tort ends up being able to reproduce. If it's a male I don't think the deformity is going to effect his ability to breed. I would not buy him, but I think the price is fair despite his deformity. If he is still able to breed, then all you have is an ugly duckling. To illustrate how even a deformed tortoise can be valuble, in the past I have purposely bought hatchlings at a lower price that have deformed scutes. Deformed scutes suggest a high incubation temperature, a high incubation temperature lends the hatchling a greater probability of being female. Females are in general more valuble. Someone looking for a male galop that cannot afford a "perfect" $15,000 one might opt for the functioning (yet deformed) $8500 galop.
:My two cents (and then some)
:Tortuga
