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My New Arrival
A new tortoise arrived at my house today! A young lady, who was a vet nurse, was given my phone number by our local animal care college, as she wanted to offer her tortoise for rehoming. She had called me before Christmas, & asked if I would take him on. I agreed. Today, the lady travelled to Preston from Sheffield with the tortoise. I was working, but Clark stayed in to wait for the arrival of the new shelled lodger.
I was suprised when I got home from work! He is a large male Hermanns, SCL around 9.5 - 10 inches! The lady had named him Fred. She had been walking her dogs when one of the dogs found the tortoise. That was 17 years ago. He is a big healthy boy, though he has nothing but miniscule stumps for claws on one front leg, & just little stumps on the other front foot. He has had a nice warm bath & munched on some readi grass. Here are a couple of pics. This is one with a loo roll tube for size comparison.  Here is a pic showing his front feet. 
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08-03-2009, 10:35 AM
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What a great story he is lovely
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08-03-2009, 08:10 PM
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Aww Colin he is lovely
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08-03-2009, 08:28 PM
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what happened to his legs? he is so sweet =p
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08-03-2009, 08:50 PM
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Very cute.
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08-03-2009, 09:31 PM
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wow thats big for a male.
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08-03-2009, 10:28 PM
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Looking good!
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08-03-2009, 11:44 PM
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