Growth Update

[bigred]

Can you use the F-word on the forum? because they are Frigging beautiful

 

[ayS]

Very nice specimen you have there.

 

[coastal]

Update:

Above photo is the original baby posted next to the quarter. Photo was taken just shy of a year old Dec 3 2011

Photo above is a sibling!

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

wow they are amazing. i have never seen tortoise like this before. do you breed them or are these your personal pets?

 

[tortoises101]

That shell is so incredibly beautiful beyond words. The colors, patterns, texture, etc...kinda like looking into the peephole on the gate to heaven.

 

[l0velesly]

Such BEAUTIFUL growth lines.

 

[coastal]

wow they are amazing. i have never seen tortoise like this before. do you breed them or are these your personal pets?

These are to young to breed, many years away. However they're part of a group that hopefully will produce down the road. In the mean time enjoying the growth.

 

[cueboy007]

Wow, these are one of the most beautiful rads I've ever seen.
They leave me speechless...

Can you please post pictures of their enclosure?

 

[cemmons12]

They are all so very beautiful John! I think even Cooper is drooling now!

 

[CLMoss]

Beautiful!

 

[DesertGrandma]

All I can say is WOW...They are amazing!!! Love seeing them growing and changing. Keep the updates coming!!

 

[Listless]

Amazing colours. Keep the pics coming.

 

[RichardS]

They look great!

 

[coastal]

Here is a quick few shots of the indoor setups.

The outdoor pen (this one is setup for Platynota though)

 

[Yvonne G]

Amazing colours. Keep the pics coming.

Hi Listless:

Won't you take a few moments to start a new thread in the "introductions" section and tell us a bit about yourself?

 

[ayS]

Where are you located coastal?

 

[cueboy007]

impressive collection, I count 13 radiateds, and their patterns are one of the best I've seen.

You outdoor enclosure doesn't look very strong, do you have issues with predators?

 

[coastal]

The outdoor enclosure in that picture is made out of PT 2x4 doubled up and PVC coated hardware cloth. Its not going anywhere with the racoon's/opossums we have here. I used black PVC coated wire hardware cloth it looks see through, and can handle quite a bit of abuse. It would take them allot of work to get in, even the ground is wired!

 

[SulcataSquirt]

im gonna say th exact opposite of cueboy, thats a stout looking enclosure!! i bet a 100 pound dog could dance on that thing all day!