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haha, wow thats a big boy, yours?
Yes, he is a real goofball. Our smallest male, Sampson.Millerlite said:
LOL! He is huge!! My Hermann Hermy would look like a fly beside him lol.
Looks like you need to put in a garage door 
sara said:
They are actually very easy to move, carrots! They will follow you all over for a carrot.
ALDABRAMAN said:
That sounds interesting Greg. What about other veggies?
tortoises101 said:
the old carrot trick, i love it.
awsome!!! I was at bush gardens in december and was soooo looking forward to seeing their group of Aldabs and sulcatas.......and yep you guessed it... highs of 50 during the day!!! perfect they were all inside.....wasted trip if you ask me, my wife goes for the roller coasters... I go to see torts!!!
typical tortoise... My heads inside, I'm good.
Anything orange or red. We keep to carrots.tortoises101 said:
I have to tell you, Aldabraman, that I have seen alot of tortoises, and tort set ups, but yours is by far my favorite.
How far down south do you live? Down near Miami I'd assume, that way you're able to keep them outside 24/7. Did it get below 60(f) much, if at all this year?
How far down south do you live? Down near Miami I'd assume, that way you're able to keep them outside 24/7. Did it get below 60(f) much, if at all this year?
Thank you. We have dedicated alot of time and resources ($ + LABOR) to put this perfected aldabra breeding program together, starting in the early 80's. I have additional plans to improve on several areas now that I am retired. We are located in Naples, Florida, SW Florida, just west of Tampa about two hours. We have had several cold nights here, we heard them up in heat houses anything below 55f. Thanks again, it is labor of love & keepers at heart!
Here are a few more pic's we recently took!
Here are a few more pic's we recently took!
ALDABRAMAN said:[size=medium]Thank you. We have dedicated alot of time and resources ($ + LABOR) to put this perfected aldabra breeding program together, starting in the early 80's.
when you say "breeding program" what do you mean? do you exchange with zoo? other keepers? you must keep good records of your herd and their breeding practices? do you have to seperate the males and females? sorry for all the questions.. I am just amazed! (and envious)
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<Heh> ... reminds me of a Vw I use to have .... we'd have to get out pick up the front end to spin her' round! .... aka " No reverse either ! ......
Beautiful Beast for sure! ....
JD~
Beautiful Beast for sure! ....
JD~
NEtorts said:ALDABRAMAN said:Thank you. We have dedicated alot of time and resources ($ + LABOR) to put this perfected aldabra breeding program together, starting in the early 80's.
when you say "breeding program" what do you mean? do you exchange with zoo? other keepers? you must keep good records of your herd and their breeding practices? do you have to seperate the males and females? sorry for all the questions.. I am just amazed! (and envious)
[size=medium]No exchanges with anyone, we have had several on breeding loans, no success. We do keep records and charts with certain data, mainly with clutch data, like dates layed/hatch dates, female clutch sizes/fertility levels, and number of clutches with time frames between them, etc. We found no value in male/female seperations with our colony.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.....
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