#1. apparently scute irregularity is common in turtles and tortoises and only a cosmetic quirk rather than a health issue so it's no worries | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

zosonils · 1 year ago

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a few months in i think i can confidently say that i could pick tempo out of a crowd of similarly sized baby turtles thanks to two key identifying factors:

somehow i only noticed it today but she has a very irregular scute pattern! most photos online of the murray river short neck show 5 along the middle and 4 on either side but she has 4 on her left, 5 on her right, and seven down the middle [maybe less if you want to be picky about what's two scutes and what's one with a fracture]. i'm not sure how common scute irregularity is in her species but i imagine her specific pattern is particularly unique :O

fucker loves biting me

#1. apparently scute irregularity is common in turtles and tortoises and only a cosmetic quirk rather than a health issue so it's no worries #and 2. the biting doesn't hurt much and is more out of excitement/hunger. if she wants to get away from me she can swim off #although i should probably see if i can teach her a different greeting before she gets big enough to actually bite my fingers off. hmm #this post is a bit insane and nothing but i want everyone to know about my beloved little turtle and all her quirks and behaviours #i love her so much. she has so much personality it's adorable [even if that personality is mostly expressed by biting everything ever]

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