The phrase "baby tortoises" refers to young and small tortoises, which are slow-moving reptiles with a hard shell on their back.
Sentences with «baby tortoises»
Baby tortoises do well in small (10 - 20 gallon) glass terraria with screen lids. (petbusiness.com)
While we almost never sell baby water turtles, we have a tidy business going in baby tortoises, which we sell legally to anyone who informs us that their animal will be used for science or education. (petbusiness.com)
The good news is that not only Russians, but also Greeks, Hermann's and marginateds are all being locally produced in numbers strong enough to meet the foreseeable marketplace needs, but soft enough to ensure high pricing, so baby tortoises will be purchased with care and forethought, and not just as a whim. (petbusiness.com)