Spider Tortoise

EJ · 27-10-2011, 06:07 PM

I get many new tortoises but I rarely get as excited as when I got this one...

This is the female hatching out...

I had 3 female Spider Tortoises... no male. I gave them to a friend on breeding loan. He has a good tallent with this species. This year he got babies out of my females. I told him I have a female that is the only one I hatched out about 10 years ago. He works at the Knoxville Zoo which is also working with the species. He arranged to trade my hatchling for a known male at the zoo to give to me. I'm so stoked over it. I now have a CB pair of Pyxis a. arachnoides with a cool history. The male I got was part of a TSD study.

The female is the one with the lighter markings. Another note... the male has split scutes.

yuna1971 · 27-10-2011, 06:11 PM

They are superb Ed!!!!

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You gotta get the chirping footage though....xx

Geomyda · 27-10-2011, 06:20 PM

nice looking animals.
Do you have any pictures of the babies hatched from the females?

burnt toast · 27-10-2011, 06:24 PM

Very nice, Ed.

Easter Bunny · 27-10-2011, 06:25 PM

I was looking at spider tortoises on the web today before I see this post.

I think they are lovely tortoises, great markings

EJ · 27-10-2011, 06:27 PM

I do... on 35mm. I'll scan it and post to this... it was that long ago which wasn't that long ago of you think about it... really scary.

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Originally Posted by Geomyda

nice looking animals.
Do you have any pictures of the babies hatched from the females?

littlestar · 27-10-2011, 06:34 PM

lovely torts EJ

**Alan1** · 27-10-2011, 06:45 PM

Very nice torts.

Daddy's Gone to Knoxville

terig · 27-10-2011, 07:10 PM

What beautiful tortoises, never seen or heard of them. How big do they grow, they look like a small breed.

jamestaylor18 · 27-10-2011, 07:10 PM

They are beautiful ed! Well done!

27-10-2011, 06:07 PM	#1
EJ Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 8,277	Spider Tortoise I get many new tortoises but I rarely get as excited as when I got this one... This is the female hatching out... I had 3 female Spider Tortoises... no male. I gave them to a friend on breeding loan. He has a good tallent with this species. This year he got babies out of my females. I told him I have a female that is the only one I hatched out about 10 years ago. He works at the Knoxville Zoo which is also working with the species. He arranged to trade my hatchling for a known male at the zoo to give to me. I'm so stoked over it. I now have a CB pair of Pyxis a. arachnoides with a cool history. The male I got was part of a TSD study. The female is the one with the lighter markings. Another note... the male has split scutes. __________________ Ed Tortoise Keerpers @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tortoise_Keepers and http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/284442591651347/ Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care Last edited by EJ; 28-10-2011 at 09:29 AM.

27-10-2011, 06:11 PM	#2
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	They are superb Ed!!!!... You gotta get the chirping footage though....xx __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025

27-10-2011, 06:25 PM	#5
Easter Bunny Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 5,337	I was looking at spider tortoises on the web today before I see this post. I think they are lovely tortoises, great markings __________________ Lynne x

27-10-2011, 07:10 PM	#10
jamestaylor18 Member Hatched Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 335	They are beautiful ed! Well done! __________________ James x2 Beautiful Horsefield's (Fred & Ted) x3 Bearded Dragon's (Billy, Betty & Sandy) x1 Tree Frog (Freddie) x1 Corn Snake (Nessie)

27-10-2011, 06:20 PM	#3
Geomyda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 2,094	nice looking animals. Do you have any pictures of the babies hatched from the females?

27-10-2011, 06:24 PM	#4
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,245	Very nice, Ed.

27-10-2011, 06:34 PM	#7
littlestar Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 279	lovely torts EJ

27-10-2011, 06:45 PM	#8
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Very nice torts. Daddy's Gone to Knoxville

27-10-2011, 07:10 PM	#9
terig Member Hatched Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: East Sussex Posts: 352	What beautiful tortoises, never seen or heard of them. How big do they grow, they look like a small breed.

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