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Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by GhostPhoenix(m): 8:36pm On May 01, 2020 |
Sluacoast: Wow cool... Nice... |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by TheAk(m): 9:30pm On May 01, 2020 |
pezeji: It's definitely not a tortoise, they are easily identfiable by their bulky rough shells and stubby feet. Most importantly they're terrestrial i.e they live on land. The Shell of the animal you found is smooth and streamline; designed for swimming and underwater life. That leaves us with two options; 1) it's a Terrapin Or 2) it's a turtle. To narrow it further I'll have to see the full body of the animal. Although terrapins and turtles look (almost) the same,in my experience there's a difference between the two, in their feet. Simply put turtles have flat flippers for feet while terrapins have (mostly) taloned feet. Until we can settle the discrepancies by seeing the full body of the animal I believe it's safe to call it a turtle. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by anambraamaka: 9:31pm On May 01, 2020 |
Don't eat it Sha |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by EmmyNorse(m): 9:39pm On May 01, 2020 |
pezeji:I pray oh |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by RaymondFantasy(m): 9:58pm On May 01, 2020 |
Looking Nice, but if your finger mistakenly enter his/her Anus sorry na your name |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by ebifeventures(m): 10:52pm On May 01, 2020 |
Good palliative for banga soup |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by adisabarber(m): 10:53pm On May 01, 2020 |
awoo47: Only foolish people do that. It's just funny that I never ever thought about it. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by firestar(f): 11:01pm On May 01, 2020 |
If it has flippers for feet, it is a turtle. But I see it has toenails/claws... It’s a tortoise. Please don’t eat it, it’s endangered as it is. We have them too in the creeks, but we leave them. But if it’s a Monitor Lizard, that’s a different story: Kill ‘em and make a meal. ( Those reptiles are an invasive species) 1 Like |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by tyrone07(m): 12:04am On May 02, 2020 |
pezeji:Its a turtle i have 8 of them as pets as well. Contact me for guidlines on feeding and maintenance |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by farouk2much(m): 12:31am On May 02, 2020 |
What ever they called it in english, i don't care, all i knw is his name mst be KUNKURU |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by momove4real25(f): 1:21am On May 02, 2020 |
onward4life:good morning. U made my new day |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by coluka: 1:32am On May 02, 2020 |
Turtle, don't keep it as a pet, release it back into it's natural habitat. They find it difficult surviving in captivity 1 Like |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Patrictemmy(m): 2:46am On May 02, 2020 |
Put your finger in the buttocks |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Iamvetlander(m): 4:55am On May 02, 2020 |
TheFacelessMan:Where have you been bro? |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by onward4life(m): 5:08am On May 02, 2020 |
1 Like 1 Share |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by flyingdutchman(m): 8:05am On May 02, 2020 |
I once had a tortoise. It began to fall sick. I let it out back to the wild. Sometimes, having an exotic animal as a pet is cute but, awesome people do what is in it's best interest, not theirs. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by chineselink: 8:06am On May 02, 2020 |
Which water in ago? I live in ago and I am still wandering where the water/river you went fishing located. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Maxwell0404(m): 11:13am On May 02, 2020 |
pezeji:I think dey write there names underneath it check very well |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by AlphaStorm: 11:30am On May 02, 2020 |
All this talks dey vex me joor. Go and buy 2cups of Egusi,Cameroon pepper #50, Okporoko #200, palm oil half cup and Ukpei #50. Thank me later when u combine these ingredients with the meat. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Jeepi(m): 2:56pm On May 02, 2020 |
let the poor creature go free. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Pearl1522(f): 3:06pm On May 02, 2020 |
I love this I swear |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by ubcandid(m): 4:48pm On May 02, 2020 |
pezeji:ago, okota? |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by pezeji(m): 5:58pm On May 02, 2020 |
ubcandid:Yes sir |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by ubcandid(m): 6:00pm On May 02, 2020 |
pezeji:na canal you go do fishing be that. Lol. |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by slickyjiggy: 6:25pm On May 02, 2020 |
It is a black marsh turtle |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Guynexttdoor: 9:20pm On May 02, 2020 |
that guy ur holding just like dat senior you with atleast 50 years. 1 Like |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by OdenKelechi(m): 9:28am On May 03, 2020 |
ifex370:Wisdom |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by space9880: 2:23pm On May 03, 2020 |
Mabelenena:turtles can't hide in shells |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by kyng(m): 7:46am On May 04, 2020 |
Tortoise |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by OVIHINNO(m): 6:14pm On May 06, 2020 |
GhostPhoenix: Bros u took time to write all this about what you knew next to nothing about. Tortoise shell only become multi coloured(White & Black patches) due to old age. Furthermore Tortoises live on water though there is another specie of Tortoise that live on Land. The picture above is a Tortoise 1000% |
Re: I Caught This In Lagos: Is This A Tortoise Or Turtle? by Stannc: 9:36am On May 29, 2020 |
That's a female tortoise |
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