Sulcata anyone?

[Soefianto]

Informed by my friends those Sulcatas are coming, didn't ask how many and how big?
Until he sent me these pictures..







Hope you're interested..

 

[cmacusa3]

Those Sulcata's look smooth!

 

[Soefianto]

As for myself, I just stick to Aldabra .....
Simply because that my yard is not big enough for all of them..
Maybe someday..

 

[Soefianto]

Those Sulcata's look smooth!

Yes, all good

 

[Soefianto]

I know that one collector already get most of them, the rest probably gone in two weeks..
what a business...doing what you love and make money..

 

[mike taylor]

Are these wild caught animals ?

 

[Soefianto]

Are these wild caught animals ?

None, all captive breed..

 

[Soefianto]

They told me that Sulcata very easy to raise as they seems much tougher than other torts as a baby..
Based on the death rate ratio, say compares to radiata..

 

[leigti]

None, all captive breed..

That's good. I was going to get upset otherwise.

 

[leigti]

Who raises that many Big tortoises at a time? Did these all come from one person? It would take a lot of land to house these tortoises correctly I would think.

 

[Soefianto]

Most of our imports is from captive breed.
You could see from the documents that they present.
More and more breeders in the South East Asian region nowadays.

 

[bouaboua]

You got some torts alright.

Are you going to start a breeding program?

 

[Soefianto]

Say one friend of mine, he has prepared about more than 6 ha (approx 15 acres of land) just for this purpose, to breed Aldabra and Sulcata. but the Aldabra is going to take some time as he only had a mature pair (over a meter length) and tens of smaller one.

That just one that I know of. We have lots and lots new players starting to think that is good business.
Thailand I think the best breeders in the South East Asian region.

 

[Soefianto]

You got some torts alright.

Are you going to start a breeding program?

Not for Sulcata, not for me...
As for Aldabra maybe, as I still searching for the right areas, good climate, high humidity and safe remote area.

 

[Soefianto]

Who raises that many Big tortoises at a time? Did these all come from one person? It would take a lot of land to house these tortoises correctly I would think.

This comes from one breeding farm... When they hatch, they just raise more than half to get them bigger and sells for more dollars. All is business..

 

[leigti]

This comes from one breeding farm... When they hatch, they just raise more than half to get them bigger and sells for more dollars. All is business..

It seems like in this country more and more people are looking to get rid of them when they get that big.

 

[Soefianto]

It seems like in this country more and more people are looking to get rid of them when they get that big.

They just see them as commodities, very sad, but as long they handled properly, it's okay I guess

 

[bouaboua]

Not for Sulcata, not for me...
As for Aldabra maybe, as I still searching for the right areas, good climate, high humidity and safe remote area.

If that is the case.....What are those sulcata for??

 

[Soefianto]

If that is the case.....What are those sulcata for??

These are not mine, for sale

 

[cmacusa3]

How much do they sell them for?