Badmike wrote: I suspect he lived in a nearby pond and creek until the intense rains and flooding we had here in Texas caused him to seek higher ground several months ago.
gyg wrote:Didn't really want to start another thread for this so I thought I'd stick it here. ** expired/removed eBay auction **The above auction has what looks like a 'deep' box, is this any rarer than usual and is it a UK specific thing?
FormCritic wrote:Does the temperature drop from Hell to merely Inferno?
deimos3428 wrote:While the UK Holmes set indeed has a deeper box than the US version, the set pictured in the auction above is not the UK version. It has black sides, for one.
Deadlord39 wrote:Send me a pic, Mike. Once I know what kind it is I can help a bit more.
sauromatian wrote:Actually it's worse than that- in winter the temp swings rapidly from hot to cold every week or so, preventing acclimation to either extreme. A harsh climate fit only for monsterous beasts, creatures of chaos, & madmen.
FormCritic wrote:Are you saying that the UK version has black sides?....Or that the box in the picture has black sides?
Deadlord39 wrote:He could be a Berlandier's tortoise. They are native to TX.
g026r wrote:Hrm. Good call. Mike, does it look like anything like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopherus_berlandieri ?
FormCritic wrote:Neither set is specific to the UK. Sauromatian is right...they are more specific to the US.