Myth correction is also faster, potentially, as well as countermeasures to hype. It is nice to be able to see things like the Galaxy, Abyssinian, Pin Stripe, Lucifer, and more for what they really are (willful perpetuation of falsified information under the guise of "marketing") and also to be...
The market is not broken and, therefore, requires no fix or solution. It is simply responsive to the various forces involved. Business Management school ought to have taught this lesson well. Making a market is not a fix, but more of an imposition of a force to draw out a different market...
These look like a nice solution for inexpensive multi-egg/hatchling isolation and offer an inexpensive alternative to a number of other options. Nice find.
I've kept several of them during summers spent in Greece. Most of the imports I have seen lack the stark contrast between white and green that my past individuals had, but that is really neither here nor there. I suspect this may, in part, be due to the multitude of white river bed stones that...
The snail thing can occur due to too little calcium and/or water that is too soft. Other things, too, but those may be more difficult to pinpoint. As for your cory, well, if any of my fish act like that, they are usually on their way out. Do you only have one? They are much more "comfortable" in...
Anything that any buyer might consider a defect should be fully disclosed without a specific request for such information. A buyer could have any number of reasons for buying it and being a quality showpiece could be one of them. In such a case, its remaining full capability to breed is...
They have a penis and sexing varies significantly from species to species, although certain taxonomic subgroups are often somewhat alike across species. Do not rely on plastral concavity versus convexity alone. There are many exceptional individuals.
Male sliders, painteds, maps, and some...
Cute slider. Beware the gravel. I never had a problem with the thousands of turtles I used to keep over the years, but if they manage to swallow a piece that is difficult to pass, they can become impacted.
Still, it never happened to me. Good luck with "shim".
I did not say that there are no CB Russians that are 4-5 years old. I am saying the pictured tortoises are not that age.
I would not be the person to understand your reasons.
"Could possibly have been the tone as well as accusation."
"One cannot hear tone in writing online, so it's a...
I did not assume anything. I wanted to let you know in case you did not already know, as the ages you mentioned are inaccurate and the practice of mislabeling by those who sell Russians (and Hermann's and Greeks) is still common.
They do not ranch or farm Russians, either. Redfoots and some...