TORTOISES AND THEIR SIZES?

[Fallen Angel]

LMAO Thats better than Sicky

[egyptiandan64]

Everybody is very welcome I'm not even going to touch any of the other stuff

Danny the manny who canny

Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

Everybody is very welcome I'm not even going to touch any of the other stuff

Danny the manny who canny

dan you havent gone shy have you

[Fallen Angel]

I was just comparing the sizes on dans list and saw that yellowfoots are a very close size to leopards and am wondering why people always try to put people off having leos because of their size yet yellowfoots dont get that reaction?

Or am i missunderstanding and the difference in care is the issue and not the size?

Hoping not to offend anyone just curious xxx

Nicky

Originally Posted by Fallen Angel

I was just comparing the sizes on dans list and saw that yellowfoots are a very close size to leopards and am wondering why people always try to put people off having leos because of their size yet yellowfoots dont get that reaction?

Or am i missunderstanding and the difference in care is the issue and not the size?

Hoping not to offend anyone just curious xxx

Nicky

you have posted a great question here

i hope people will answer

[piglet]

The sizes Dan has posted up are the maximum they reach, not all animals reach these sizes .

My redfoots are old adult animals the females are.

Rose 12inchs-3 1/2kg
Scarlet 14inches- 5 1/2kg
Ruby 15inches-6 1/2kg
These are all sisters from the same clutch they are now 38yrs old

Sally 16inches- 7 1/2kg wild caught long term captive, she is a little over weight.

Ochre 16inches 6kg male redfoot wild caught long term captive .


Yellowfoots Maya-14 inches 7kg very old wild caught long term captive.
Inca-12inches 6kg ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,

Algerian spurthighed tortoise (f, whitei)
Mrs White 12inches 4kg
Blanche 12 inches 4kg
Mable 13inches 4kg
Ptomoley 13 inches 4 /12 kg

The above are my largest tortoises.

I do have at the moment two Iberia adult females staying over winter

Grace 4kg 12inches
Marg 3 1/2 kg 11 inches

So Nicky as you can see Mediterranean species can also reach similar sizes to the tropical reds and yellows of course they don't reach the great sizes that some of the regional variants of the south American tortoises reach but still big .

I think a lot of the advise on reds yellows and leopards is because people don't realise they aren't the giants that may be recorded in books , most try to advertise the largest size to make them sound more impressive when in fact it generally means they can reach or these sizes are recorded within the species.
In my experience they are all easy if you do your home work on husbandry correctly to keep and cater for in captivity.
Its mainly lack of knowledge of these species that people will state there difficulty to keep.
If you are going into one of these species always buy captive bred and talk it through with the breeder to make sure you are making the right decision don't be but of by hearsay.
Darren

[Fallen Angel]

Darren thank you very much for your responce i appretiate it and it does make sense xxx

Nicky

thanks darren

[Fallen Angel]

Was just wondering what out of the list is available to buy?

I mean are any illegal to keep i know you cant buy galapogas but what about the rest?

Nicky

[samstar]

Star tortoise -38CM!!!! Wow!!