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Old 20-08-2008, 03:48 PM
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Hi, we just acquired our tortoise a couple of days ago but after having a good look on the internet we think our tortoise is a little greener than the ones we have seen. She is about 1 year old. Is it the norm for them to be slightly different shades or are we just worrying over nothing.
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Hi, we just acquired our tortoise a couple of days ago but after having a good look on the internet we think our tortoise is a little greener than the ones we have seen. She is about 1 year old. Is it the norm for them to be slightly different shades or are we just worrying over nothing.
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It is normal
When we got Henri she was quite a lot greener, a really pale green, than Charlie but as she has got older she has become darker.
Also I think what they are eating and the lights used make some difference to the colouring.
They aren't any different to other animals, including humans, even if their are of the same breed they all have different skin/hair/scale tones
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Old 20-08-2008, 04:08 PM
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thanks very much you guys, i thought i was worrying over nothing, but just wanted confirmation.
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