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Every year thousands upon thousands of tortoises are imported into the UK from all over the world. Despite having legitimate looking papers, most of these sadly are taken from the wild. Once caught, they are packed on top of one another in crates and subjected to weeks of starvation whilst in transit to British shores. These extremely poor conditions leave the tortoises either dead, or very often near to death. Those that survive are usually carrying parasites in their digestive tracts, often leading to death in the hands of an inexperienced keeper, or at best, an expensive vets bill. Wild caught tortoises are often very cheap to buy, but in the long run they are costly in both the financial and ecological term. Many species of tortoise are already on the endangered species list, with others rapidly approaching this state. Buying a UK captive bred tortoise is the first step in stopping the trade in wild caught tortoises, since if the demand stops - eventually so will the supply.
Darren Langford (Piglet)
Cheshire
Redfooted tortoise (geochelone carbonaria)
Mediterranean Spur thighs (T.G.Ibera and T.G.G)
Horsfields tortoise (testudo horsfieldi)
20 years experience breeding tortoises. All baby tortoises reared on a balanced weed diet with calcium carbonate/ Nutrabol.
Send a private message to Piglet through the forums.
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Paul (Terrific Tortoise.)
Kent
Mediterranean Spur-thighed (Ibera)
Hermanni (boetgeri)
10 years experience of breeding tortoises. Diet consists of mainly weeds with a supplementation of calcium carbonate/Nutrabol. I will not courier my tortoises, therefore collection only.
Send a private message to TT through the forums.
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Lisa McIntyre.
Kent
Horsfields tortoise (testudo horsfieldi)
Mediterranean Spur-thighed (Ibera)
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Darren
Kent
Mediterranean Spur-thighed (Ibera)
Care Sheets, support at all time. All equipment should be in place prior to taking on any tortoises.
darrenandsteph_@hotmail.com or 07709 009781
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Sue Boyle
Shropshire/Welsh Borders
Testudo hermanni boettgeri
All tortoises are home bred and reared on natural fresh diet - sometimes I have Jersey Sanctuary hatchlings too. All come with correct DEFRA certs, care pack including weight charts, breeders ID history, care sheets etc. They are delivered by hand where possible, never by courier other than Transtort. All homes must be approved and where possible they must have outdoor access in summer. No tortoises are sold to people providing vivarium or year long indoor accommodation.
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Arlene
Hampshire
Testudo hermanni
While indoors they are kept in a tortoise table under Powersun lights, and fed on a weeds only diet, supplemented since day one with Nutrobal and calcium. They spend as much time as possible living outdoors to benefit from natural sunlight. Growth is slow and smooth and they are very healthy. I give as much advice as I can, and provide full care sheets and aftercare support.
gary@mitchell683.freeserve.co.uk or 07814 117655
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Barbara Ashford
Norfolk
Horsfields, Med Spur-thighed (Ibera), Hermanns (testudo hermanni boettgeri).
All my hatchlings are bred by myself and fed on a natural diet with Nutrabol and calcium supplement. I give as much advice as I can regarding setup, diet and general care and I also offer support after if wanted. I never courier my hatchlings I like them collected it also gives you time to chat and discuss how best to keep them.
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Val
West Sussex
Horsfields, Med Spur-thighed (Graeca), Hermanns (testudo hermanni boettgeri) and Marginated (Testudo marginata).
Captive-bred baby tortoises, hatched summer 2007 by longterm hobbyist. Reared in a tortoise table under UV lighting and fed weeds with calcium and Nutrobal. These are DEFRA certificated.
Tel : 01342 325 855.