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I was just wondering what's the hardest tortoise to try and breed ive heard it's hard to get Russians to mate what's everyone else's opinion ...
DolanKoops said:I was just wondering what's the hardest tortoise to try and breed ive heard it's hard to get Russians to mate what's everyone else's opinion ...
GBtortoises said:I think breeding difficulty of a species comes down to the environment that it's maintained in. I have had Russians tortoises here where I live in the Northeast for 20 years on and off and steady for the past 8 or 9 years. I keep them fairly "natural" and their breeding is very unpredictable here because it simply isn't a favorable climate for them. Yet Marginateds, Ibera and Hermann's thrive and breed like crazy here. Sulcata are literal egg factories when kept in the Southwestern U.S. Yet here in the Northeast they are dismal breeders at best. I know of several breeders that have great sucess with species that are assumed to be "difficult" in captivity because they are able to provide artificial conditions that mimic the tortoises wild environment. I don't believe that any species is extremely difficult as long as someone is willing to concentrate on providing their environmental needs. It's all about how far you want to go with it.
Tom said:I know that the hingeback keepers have a heck of a time getting any offspring out of them.
dmmj said:The north american species "Captianis awesomes" very difficult.
Jacqui said:I would have to still vote for Lonesome George being the hardest.
ALDABRAMAN said:Jacqui said:I would have to still vote for Lonesome George being the hardest.
+(O)=(O) !
grogansilver said:I think once my tortoises get settled and climate its on!!!!! I'm still in that experimental stage of using the tape recorder and using artificial mating noises to help in getting it started...... I'm gonna make history!!!!!! it will be called the power of love my Book! "here's the cover!
Jacqui said:dmmj said:The north american species "Captianis awesomes" very difficult.
Yeah, but one of them is enough.
grogansilver said:I think once my tortoises get settled and climate its on!!!!! I'm still in that experimental stage of using the tape recorder and using artificial mating noises to help in getting it started...... I'm gonna make history!!!!!! it will be called the power of love my Book! "here's the cover!
dmmj said:The north american species "Captianis awesomes" very difficult.