#Tortoises

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Sign at the Ithaca, NY Sciencecenter.

#tortoises #ithaca science center #other stuff #signs

[heartnosekid]

through.the.lleaves on ig

#stim #tortoises #animals #flowers #sfw #brown #beige #purple #green #white #black #reptiles #leaves #food #tiny things #miniatures #vases #cats #in the second gif #utensils #hands #ishy gifs #postish

[antiqueanimals]

A Child's Book of Snakes, Lizards, & Other Reptiles. Written by Kathleen N. Daly, illustrated by Lilian Obligado. 1980.

Internet Archive

#reptiles #turtles #tortoises #galapagos tortoise #Lilian Obligado

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

It’s possible I’ve already done this post but, eh, fuck it, let’s do it again

#reptiles #birds #lizards #repblr #birblr #polls #tuatara #snakes #turtles #tortoises #crocodilians

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Do you hate getting water up your nose? The Aldabra giant tortoise doesn't! In fact, this species drinks through their nose; their flat snouts are specially designed to allow them to draw water from shallow pools, which is critical in an environment where water is scarce.

(Image: An Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) wearing a fashionable hat (Telfair's skink) by Nik Cole)

If you like what I do, consider leaving a tip or buying me a kofi!

#Aldabra giant tortoise #Testudines #Testudinidae #tortoises #turtles #reptiles #uncharismatic facts

[shiftythrifting]

Various finds at antique stores on Mainstreet in Hopkins, MN, featuring what happens when the women no longer want you and the fish no longer fear you, gay tortoises (note the limp wrist on the rightmost tortoise), furby bucket, the worst seashell salt/pepper shakers, pocket pokemon, plastic mounted faces, pigs for all occasions, and a peach or pumpkin who makes me uncomfortable.

#shiftythrifting #submission #thrifting #sillisculpt #tortoises #furby #seashells glued to shit #pokemon #pigs #trypophobia #furblings

[wachinyeya]

#good news #environmentalism #science #nature #animals #galapagos #galapagos tortoise #tortoises #giant tortoise #conservation #environment

[pazzesco]

Giant tortoises in a dead sprint 'cuz the dinner bell is a ringing

#animals #video #tortoises #tortugas #giant tortoise

[kleefkruid]

the great thing about owning tortoises is that I have had them for near 20 years now and when I see another tortoise at the zoo I'm still like "WOAH. A tortoise. I must check this out."

#tortoises #turtle #they're nearing wakey time soon I'll make sure to update you guys once again #the anniversary is 17th september as I got Dali on my 12th birthday and I'll be 32

[doctorbeth]

A giant turtle

The other super sized patient I wanted to share with you from the recent large visitors to the hospital was a turtle. As some of you may know, either from older posts or close observation of some of the photos, I have two water turtles. They're both female, both 25 years old, and they still lay eggs. :-) Anyway, so I have a soft spot for turtles, and there's even a collection of stuffed animal turtles on top of my turtles' tank. But none of those turtles match the size of the visitor to the hospital earlier this month!

Turtle actually had a pretty cool story. Here is what her person first wrote:

Hello To Whom It May Concern,

I am looking to get a childhood stuffed animal healed, I was pushed to donate it years ago when my family moved and by a twist of fate, recently ended up working at the institution it was donated to. It's been a few years since the donation and in that time, kids have done a number on it. I have since gotten it back this past week after the people I donated it to no longer had need of it and would like to see it fixed up. It is an about three foot long and foot wide green sea turtle that needs to be cleaned up, have stuffing fixed up and replaced, and have new eyes put it.

Well, the first step, as always, was for me to see the turtle, and photos work well. Unfortunately, she was still in plastic to protect her (and her new home) from anything she might have caught in her years away, so there was an older photo of her, and then her bagged. :-\

It was enough to see her issues (lack of stuffing, blindness) and approximate size. We agreed a spa and new eyes would be the best treatment, and any small wounds not visible in the photos would get sewn up as well.

Fortunately, her person was only about an hour away, so he could bring her in person (for contactless drop off) because given her size, travel could have far exceeded treatment cost!

She started with unstuffing and a spa. No spa photos because when patients are that big, their spa photos just look like a pile of fabric, especially if there are no eyes as in Turtle's case.

Once dry and partially restuffed, it was time to choose a style for her new eyes. Here were the three options:

Her person chose the last... a plastic eye with felt backing and lid. So her vision was restored and restuffing continued (it takes a LOT of stuffing for a patient her size). Here's her heart with original stuffing going in:

And here are the first photos to judge chubbiness (so she had open seams so I could adjust):

Her person said she should be strong/dense enough to hold the weight of an adult human, so I added more stuffing, closed her up, and she was ready to go home. While she waited for her human to come get her, she made friends with one of my turtles:

You can really see how big she is here! My turtle is about 10" long.

Turtle went home and is now happily ensconced back with her original family and friends:

Her person wrote "She’s better than I ever could have hoped!"

#stuffed animal hospital #stuffed animal cleaning #stuffed animal repair #turtles #turtle #tortoise #tortoises #giant turtle #water turtle #red earred sliders #stuffed turtle #toy turtle #giant stuffed animals #large stuffed animals #giant stuffed turtle #large stuffed turtle

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I shall name him Discworld.

This very popular photo portrays a snapping turtle that emerged after hibernation carrying the "earth" on its back.

#tortoises #nature photos #animal photos

[antiqueanimals]

Desert tortoise. Walt Disney's Living Desert. Written by Jane Werner and illustrated by Campbell Grant. 1954.

Internet Archive

#reptiles #tortoises #desert tortoises #Campbell Grant #combat

[earthmegarah]

🐢🌼

insta ⋮ earthmegarah  

#tortoises #russian tortoise #reptiles #animals #nature #gaia #my baby #my photography

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

What's for breakfast? A pancake tortoise! This species is named for its unusual shell, which is indeed as flat as a pancake. Even more interesting is the fact that, while most other turtles have fairly thick, rigid shells, the pancake tortoise's shell is exceptionally thin, and the underlying bone has openings which allows the shell to be quite light and flexible.

(Image: A researcher holding a pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) by the Lewa Research Department)

If you like what I do, consider leaving a tip or buying me a kofi!

#pancake tortoise #Testudines #Testudinidae #tortoises #turtles #reptiles #uncharismatic facts

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Reptiles

Pantestudines. This reptile order contains turtles and tortoises.

Crocodilia. This reptile order contains crocodiles and alligators

#animals #biology #polls #poll tournament #zoology #turtles #tortoises #reptiles #tetrapods #crocodiles #aligators #Pantestudines #Crocodilia #0x17v0xe8 #Animal Tournament #Animal Tournament Round 1

[black-salt-cage]

ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ♡‧₊˚

#💙 sugar life posting 🌙 #animals #animalcore #tortoises #Pokemon #gamercore #video games #petcore #pets #gaming #Nintendo #grass type pokemon #poison type pokemon #Venusaur #stimblr #stimming #stimmy #stim #green #brown #pink #blue #asmr #gifsets #gifs