Yellow footed tortoises !

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So got new animals at my house. Starting to keep yellow footed tortoises here. This is not just any yellow foot he's from the Amazon River basin. Hopefully it will be a male. Can't tell you were I got it from that information is too secret. Having a soak and taking in some sun . I've started him(hopefully) in one of my red foot enclosure box builds. We will see how it goes. He is part of my top secret tortoise collection . I have some water turtles I keep that are top secret also . I've made the mistake of letting a few people know I have them and they pastor me about them . So I've learned to keep some of my animals on the down low . But this guy is too awesome not to be shared .
 

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So got new animals at my house. Starting to keep yellow footed tortoises here. This is not just any yellow foot he's from the Amazon River basin. Hopefully it will be a male. Can't tell you were I got it from that information is too secret. Having a soak and taking in some sun . I've started him(hopefully) in one of my red foot enclosure box builds. We will see how it goes. He is part of my top secret tortoise collection . I have some water turtles I keep that are top secret also . I've made the mistake of letting a few people know I have them and they pastor me about them . So I've learned to keep some of my animals on the down low . But this guy is too awesome not to be shared .
Beautiful and gonna be a beast! Southern Reptiles? Lol
 

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Beautiful and gonna be a beast! Southern Reptiles? Lol
No not southern reptiles . I've never had any animals shipped to me . I've got a lot of friends around Texas I get my animals from . If I do find a animals I want to keep I make the drive no matter where I have to go . Sometimes it's a nice ride on my motorcycle or other times it's a few days in my truck .
 

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Beautiful and gonna be a beast! Southern Reptiles? Lol
Have you ever got animals from Southern ? I've been looking to add some radiated tortoises to my collection . But as I've said I like to go pick them up in person. I've seen them go for different prices but most around here are in the 800 dollar range .
 

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Have you ever got animals from Southern ? I've been looking to add some radiated tortoises to my collection . But as I've said I like to go pick them up in person. I've seen them go for different prices but most around here are in the 800 dollar range .
Personally I havent.. but i hear a lot of good reviews on here
 

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Have you ever got animals from Southern ? I've been looking to add some radiated tortoises to my collection . But as I've said I like to go pick them up in person. I've seen them go for different prices but most around here are in the 800 dollar range .
Would love to add a radiated to my collection but there are no breeders in my state. And I hear its nearly impossible to get a permit
 

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I've noticed on this yellow foot . His shell is more rounded than others . His shell is more more shall I say cut out for his legs and his shell above his head is much like how a sulcatas shell grows . He is much more active than the hatchlings my friend has . So I don't know if that's the difference in locals or something different ,but he does stand out in comparison to other yellow hatchlings .
 

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beautiful! I hope he grows huge for you.
 

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No not southern reptiles . I've never had any animals shipped to me . I've got a lot of friends around Texas I get my animals from . If I do find a animals I want to keep I make the drive no matter where I have to go . Sometimes it's a nice ride on my motorcycle or other times it's a few days in my truck .
Would the name start with "T"???
 

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I need to figure out a name for the yellow foot . Right now it's just Yellow.
I let their personality name them...example...this little tortoise had me hopping for about 4 months...he escaped from inescapable pen...daily....meet Houdini the Jerk.
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I have a painted turtle that I find all the time in my tortoises water ponds. I have no idea how he gets out but he does . Lol
I have one too, and I bring him out and let him swim around the box turtle pond...I don't think he likes it...
 
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