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Old 23-01-2021, 09:05 PM   #2
sandy
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Originally Posted by GemmaD View Post
Hello,
I was wondering if I could ask for some advice on breeding ages of med spur thigh tortoises. Is there an upper limit on breeding age for female tortoises? Everything I've read suggests that it's OK until they're at the older end of the scale, but a breeder has just told me that they should retire in their mid thirties.
Thanks for your help,
Gemma
Well my females are still laying eggs and they are over 30yrs old. Sounds like you need a different vet. As thirty is very young in tortoises, and only really just mature:0)
I keep ibera one of the spur thigh speices:0)
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