FLINTUS said:I don't think it's imported. Shell doesn't look good enough and importing a highly protected species would be very hard.
Thanks for your observations but I'm curious what you meant by the shell not looking good enough. Not getting defensive, it's just that if what you mean is there is pyramiding evident, it seems this is endemic to captive bred tortoises and imported tortoises, and no one has clearly defined a way to keep it from happening, despite the very best efforts of many learned keepers. When I was looking for Aldabras to buy I wouldn't have accepted an extreme case but I also wouldn't reject an animal that displays some pyramiding. In my opinion these specific tortoises will be gorgeous specimens because I intend to be the best keeper I could possibly be. Just rambling here. Would be hard to absolutely rule out imported just based on mild pyramiding is the short reply. Some pictures for your perusal
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