First Day in the Great Outdoors

[HermanniChris]

The adult radiata enjoyed the warm temps yesterday and will officially be outdoors until October this Monday. Nothing beats seeing them outside in the sun.

 

[bouaboua]

WOW! ! ! !

They are beautiful! ! ! ! ! !

 

[Yvonne G]

Chris:

Is there anything unusual one has to do to care for these beauties? Is the care similar to any other species? What is their cold tolerance?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Gorgeous! Really good looking torts!

 

[HermanniChris]

Thank you.

Yvonne, I find them to be very hardy and adaptable to a variety of situations. I've also found them to surprisingly cold tolerant to an extent. I will leave ours outside even when the nighttime temperatures drop into the mid to high 40s which is rare in the summer but happens in the spring sometimes. They don't miss a beat. They, like all our species have heated shelters and do make good use out of them. They'll cruise around and graze in daytime temps that are as low as 60F.

 

[ShannonC]

They are so beautiful!!!!

 

[Jodie]

Stunningly beautiful tortoises. Thanks for sharing.

 

[HermanniChris]

Thank you!

 

[stojanovski92113]

Those are so gorgeous and beyond vibrant!! I can't wait to put mine outside!!

 

[allegraf]

WOW! I'm blinded by so much color!

 

[Lance Robinson]

Incredible cryptic colors and contrast! Thanks for sharing!

 

[HermanniChris]

Thank you!

 

[immayo]

Beautiful torts!
Makes me excited to see how mine will look as an adult

 

[HermanniChris]

Thank you.

Watching them grow is the best part!

 

[coastal]

You have a yellow machine there in the new female, hopefully your male will get similar results. But the babies are sooooooo tiny!

 

[tygoh]

Beautiful shell beasts you have there..... I wonder do you apply anything on the shell? It looks so shiny and well maintained. Good work!