I love Aldabra Tortoise..............What about you?
I'm sure I would love an Aldabra too , but they are well out of my reach & would be too big for me to contend with
I love them all. Aldabras are very unique and fun to keep. But they do require a little more in depth understanding of the species. They need lots of room and proper grasses and weeds to sustain a perfectly healthy long lived specimen. They're known for living to incredible ages well over a century sometimes close to two. Many don't see the issues at hand with Aldabra keepers in the years past, they can develop incorrectly if not offered proper husbandry and large areas to graze on. There sole purpose in the wild I'd to propagate seeds of grasses, and plants. So what many keepers don't understand is the long term decline they can exhume when aren't allowed a good parameter for large roaming areas to graze within. Also cold climate areas challenge this task too. But they are very beautiful species.
Blossom was a nick name we gave to our science teacher at school, lol. lovely name. I have just noticed one of my Greek girls is showing early signs of the dreaded 'pyrimiding' she is one of the lazy ones who never seem to want to exercise much plus the fact I think I might be giving them too much food.I have started giving them cuttlefish bone which they like to nibble, & when the weather heats up again I will make sure these lazy girls have to move more before they will get their food.I love them all. Aldabras are very unique and fun to keep. But they do require a little more in depth understanding of the species. They need lots of room and proper grasses and weeds to sustain a perfectly healthy long lived specimen. They're known for living to incredible ages well over a century sometimes close to two. Many don't see the issues at hand with Aldabra keepers in the years past, they can develop incorrectly if not offered proper husbandry and large areas to graze on. There sole purpose in the wild I'd to propagate seeds of grasses, and plants. So what many keepers don't understand is the long term decline they can exhume when aren't allowed a good parameter for large roaming areas to graze within. Also cold climate areas challenge this task too. But they are very beautiful species.
Whichever species your interested in getting just remember they're a life long commitment. Researching is the best and most beneficial task to preparing yourself for plunging in.
I gave my mom one for her birthday last year. It's name is blossom.
At only a year and half blossom is 12 pounds and 11" Long.
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Can bear everything for it.............I'm sure I would love an Aldabra too , but they are well out of my reach & would be too big for me to contend with
I love them all. Aldabras are very unique and fun to keep. But they do require a little more in depth understanding of the species. They need lots of room and proper grasses and weeds to sustain a perfectly healthy long lived specimen. They're known for living to incredible ages well over a century sometimes close to two. Many don't see the issues at hand with Aldabra keepers in the years past, they can develop incorrectly if not offered proper husbandry and large areas to graze on. There sole purpose in the wild I'd to propagate seeds of grasses, and plants. So what many keepers don't understand is the long term decline they can exhume when aren't allowed a good parameter for large roaming areas to graze within. Also cold climate areas challenge this task too. But they are very beautiful species.
Whichever species your interested in getting just remember they're a life long commitment. Researching is the best and most beneficial task to preparing yourself for plunging in.
I gave my mom one for her birthday last year. It's name is blossom.
At only a year and half blossom is 12 pounds and 11" Long.
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Well in captivity it can be tough to raise a tortoises that looks like an identical specimen to a wild one, with smaller species like Greeks a little pyramiding won't hurt anything. They like cooler nights and warmer days with a season of middle to high moisture.
As they originated in the Syrian desert, I try to maintain as near as possible their natural habitat. They like to burrow down a few inches into their sandy ground, where it is fairly damp. I read that some poor creatures had been fed on a diet of tomatoes & dog food & the pyramiding was really horrendous. As they live for months during the cooler weather without food, I'm sure not only bad feeding but OVER feeding must be a culprit too.
