I took some time and went by to see my old Tortoise/Turtle mentor from years ago for a visit. He is an older gentleman in his 70s and he and his wife are the sweetest people ever. The two Redfoots he has had over 40 years now, the smaller one is the female and she finally stopped laying eggs about 4 years ago. His Egyptian tortoises he has had for about 15 years now. He has 3.1 right now. Anyways thought I would post a few pics, he just has the knack for keeping herps alive. He had a Leopard Gecko and a Whites Tree Frog that both lived to be 26 years old.
The Redfoots (Im going to go back over and help him trim some beaks and nails, he doesnt have anyone around anymore to help him with that)
Ma and Pa Indian Star
The young'ns from 2004/2005/2006. His eggs went bad last year. (A couple of them have underbites so I will help him work on those a bit too)
These are the Egyptians that I used to baby sit for him 10 years ago and the ones that made me fall in love with them. He did have 7 females at one point, a couple he lost to egg binding unfortunately. And before anyone says anything about the corncob bedding, he has kept his Egyptians on corncob for 15 years without problem. (I woke them all up for pics)
Ornate Wood Turtles, One pair and one juvenile he produced
The Redfoots (Im going to go back over and help him trim some beaks and nails, he doesnt have anyone around anymore to help him with that)
Ma and Pa Indian Star
The young'ns from 2004/2005/2006. His eggs went bad last year. (A couple of them have underbites so I will help him work on those a bit too)
These are the Egyptians that I used to baby sit for him 10 years ago and the ones that made me fall in love with them. He did have 7 females at one point, a couple he lost to egg binding unfortunately. And before anyone says anything about the corncob bedding, he has kept his Egyptians on corncob for 15 years without problem. (I woke them all up for pics)
Ornate Wood Turtles, One pair and one juvenile he produced