ALDABRA TORTOISE BREEDER

[tortadise]

Today was medical day, LOL. Most of our females get mated on a regular basis and normal shell wear occurs. Several times a year we clean and treat the the most worn areas. Breeding season is getting ready to go wide open, therefor today was the day. We place the female on buckets in order to stabilize and immobilize them while we are treating the areas. This has proven to work exceptionally well with our mature females. They are very use to us doing this and tolerate it very well, no stress or discomfort, except for my back from picking them up and placing them on the buckets, LOL. This picture is of Peanut, she is usually very popular with the males during this time and her shell gets worn more than most. Thought this would be a good picture to share!

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Ha look a Sampson behind peanut. He wants to be on a bucket getting scrubbed it looks like. Talk about a back killer.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Ha look a Sampson behind peanut. He wants to be on a bucket getting scrubbed it looks like. Talk about a back killer.

* LOL, That is Homer!

 

[tortadise]

Really? The one to the far left staring at peanut is homer? Looks like sampsonator. Homer has a little brown to him too then.

 

[Rick Martin]

Just so neat.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Really? The one to the far left staring at peanut is homer? Looks like sampsonator. Homer has a little brown to him too then.

* LOL, That is Homer...I had to double check!

* This is your Sampson!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Just so neat.

* Thank you!

 

[littleginsu]

Same in the Oakland Zoo. Look at this poor thing.

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So sad. You can see he is begging to get out and down to Aldabraman's colony.

 

[littleginsu]

Today was medical day, LOL. Most of our females get mated on a regular basis and normal shell wear occurs. Several times a year we clean and treat the the most worn areas. Breeding season is getting ready to go wide open, therefor today was the day. We place the female on buckets in order to stabilize and immobilize them while we are treating the areas. This has proven to work exceptionally well with our mature females. They are very use to us doing this and tolerate it very well, no stress or discomfort, except for my back from picking them up and placing them on the buckets, LOL. This picture is of Peanut, she is usually very popular with the males during this time and her shell gets worn more than most. Thought this would be a good picture to share!

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It is funny to see them almost line up for their turns!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

So sad. You can see he is begging to get out and down to Aldabraman's colony.

* He would love it in SW Florida!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

It is funny to see them almost line up for their turns!

* LOL, Here was the line!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

It is funny to see them almost line up for their turns!

* We use a special "BIG" bucket for the boy,s (LOL)!

 

[Merlin M]

* We use a special "BIG" bucket for the boy,s (LOL)!

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He does not look too chuffed, bet he loved it really though!

 

[Ashes]

* We use a special "BIG" bucket for the boy,s (LOL)!

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Lol!!! Too funny. He's like "ah, relaxin'"....

 

[Yvonne G]

What do you apply to the shells to protect them?

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

He does not look too chuffed, bet he loved it really though!

* That is Peanut, she is very relaxed!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

What do you apply to the shells to protect them?

* Anti-fungus cream, more of a preventive measure than anything!

 

[littleginsu]

* LOL, Here was the line!

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CONGA!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

CONGA!

 

[FROG]

* LOL, That is Homer!

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Interesting how fast things change

 

[ALDABRAMAN]