Some pics of my Torts.

Benito

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Few snapshots of some of my guys.
 

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Benito

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Few more pics taken this morning
 

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Jay Bagley

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Small slow army of 44 tortoises.
Wow!! That is absolutely amazing. Sometimes I feel like I have my hands full with just one, for now on when I start feeling overwhelmed I'm going to think of your 44 and just tell myself to suck it up. LOL
 

Benito

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Wow!! That is absolutely amazing. Sometimes I feel like I have my hands full with just one, for now on when I start feeling overwhelmed I'm going to think of your 44 and just tell myself to suck it up. LOL
Haha, I am glad I could help....
 

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Nice! I love seeing people’s turtle rooms. Wish every keeper would do the same.

What locales of t.h.hermanni do you keep?

How will you keep those Aldabras as they grow? I imagine some Galapagos in my very distant future, so I like hearing people’s ideas.
 

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For my Westerns I have 2.4 Apulia, 2.5 Madonie Sicily, 2.4 Tuscany, 1.1 Ragusa Sicily, 1.3 Calabria and 1.1 Nebrodi Sicily . And I will have an insulated pole barn for the Aldabras once they get older. Looking to buy another place in 2019 with 3 plus acres for them
 

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I love your setup. And I love your pictures. Please please don't ever stop posting pics. It would be very selfish to keep them to yourself.[emoji6]
 

Benito

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I love your setup. And I love your pictures. Please please don't ever stop posting pics. It would be very selfish to keep them to yourself.[emoji6]
Thank you. Until now i have kept all my Torts to myself and of course my neighbors think I am strange but love watching them.. I enjoy tending to them before work and after in their winter house. Life is a bit easier in the summer as they are in their outdoor pens 24/7. I did make my life easier a bit and installed a sink to soak them that drains outdoors and a 50 gallon rain barrel i fill once a month with hose. No more dragging buckets outside to rinse their bowls.
 

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Thank you. Until now i have kept all my Torts to myself and of course my neighbors think I am strange but love watching them.. I enjoy tending to them before work and after in their winter house. Life is a bit easier in the summer as they are in their outdoor pens 24/7. I did make my life easier a bit and installed a sink to soak them that drains outdoors and a 50 gallon rain barrel i fill once a month with hose. No more dragging buckets outside to rinse their bowls.
Very clever. So far I only have one teeny tiny one to soak. So very simple for me.
 

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Benito

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