14-09-2023, 10:05 AM | #1 |
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Some Golden Greeks
A few baby goldens, they start off a bit dark but get more yellow as they get older as you can see in the picture of a few of my adult group.
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Amazing that they turn so pale as they get older as the hatchlings look just like my ordinary iberas. Which area do the Goldens come from?
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I got mine from a breeder in Italy and some from Bulgaria so where the originally came from I don't know but they can be found in the following areas.
Syria, Lebanon, Israel or Jordan) or North Africa (Tunisia, Libya or Morocco. |
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They're lovely Gordon. Love the yellow adults colouring.
Do you still hear from Bev who had some of them from you quite a few years back?
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No I don't Emma, I did try messaging her a few times but nothing back so no idea what she is up to.
These are a different group to the ones she had. Even though they were goldens they weren't the yellow ones like I have now. They have quite a few different colour variations from bright yellow to black. |
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Amazing how they have such a wide variation of colour. Is that dependent on the area they originate or just genetics?
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I think it's from the area they come from but if you look at the different types of spurthigh and Herman's they both have a vary large variety and range compared to other tortoises.
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Very true. My Hermanns have a lot of variation in colour.
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lovely babies G, how are they doing ?
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