I'm impressed too..
Benjamin said:
I have been keeping emys emys for a decade now, and impressa for seven years. They both are very alert and responsive to my presence, in a positive way. Very unlike some other species I keep.Will said:
Very good work! Not to many wild ones make as you said. In fact not many is a understatement. Unfortionitly, not many private tortoise breeders are interested in them due to the sudden price drop right after the first captive born ones hit the market some years back. I'm glad you got some, as just keeping wild ones healthy will give us the best stock for the future of this animal. You own their future my friend . If I've learned anything after breeding a 2nd generation of Manouria emys (both ssp.) is that wild breeders produce the most fit offspring weather wild to wild or wild to captive born. The best of luck/skil to you defying destiny. Vic MorganBenjamin said:
CB animals are doing well and growing. #2 and #3 started fighting right after the picture, pretty sure they are both boys.
This is Max. He is WC and I have been caring for him for five months. We couldn't be happier. His gal, Madeline, is doing great also. She wasn't feeling photogenic today. Both have been captive for several years. They represent the few of this species that survive the transfer to captivity.
emysbreeder said:Very good work! Not to many wild ones make as you said. In fact not many is a understatement. Unfortionitly, not many private tortoise breeders are interested in them due to the sudden price drop right after the first captive born ones hit the market some years back. I'm glad you got some, as just keeping wild ones healthy will give us the best stock for the future of this animal. You own their future my friend . If I've learned anything after breeding a 2nd generation of Manouria emys (both ssp.) is that wild breeders produce the most fit offspring weather wild to wild or wild to captive born. The best of luck/skil to you defying destiny. Vic MorganBenjamin said:
CB animals are doing well and growing. #2 and #3 started fighting right after the picture, pretty sure they are both boys.
This is Max. He is WC and I have been caring for him for five months. We couldn't be happier. His gal, Madeline, is doing great also. She wasn't feeling photogenic today. Both have been captive for several years. They represent the few of this species that survive the transfer to captivity.
Benjamin said:emysbreeder said:Very good work! Not to many wild ones make as you said. In fact not many is a understatement. Unfortionitly, not many private tortoise breeders are interested in them due to the sudden price drop right after the first captive born ones hit the market some years back. I'm glad you got some, as just keeping wild ones healthy will give us the best stock for the future of this animal. You own their future my friend . If I've learned anything after breeding a 2nd generation of Manouria emys (both ssp.) is that wild breeders produce the most fit offspring weather wild to wild or wild to captive born. The best of luck/skil to you defying destiny. Vic MorganBenjamin said:
CB animals are doing well and growing. #2 and #3 started fighting right after the picture, pretty sure they are both boys.
This is Max. He is WC and I have been caring for him for five months. We couldn't be happier. His gal, Madeline, is doing great also. She wasn't feeling photogenic today. Both have been captive for several years. They represent the few of this species that survive the transfer to captivity.
The horror stories are just that, necropsy reports of the animals filled with sand. Good scam when you sale by the kilo..
Thanks for the inspiration Vic, we met, albeit briefly, in Atlanta 2007.
Manouria are an amazing genus.
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