Mahé & Moyenne, my tortoises from the Seychelles

[EllieMay]

Best pic ever!!!

 

[Bee62]

Best pic ever!!!

Thank you !

 

[Lyn W]

Hello friends,

for me a dream came true and I got my two aldabra tortoise babies yesterday. They have made the long journey from the Seychelles to Germany where I live.
I am ready for giving them a good life and all what they need as long as I live and after my death too.
I would be glad when you, dear reader, are interested to accompany my torts ( and me ) on their way of growing and thriving.

I think I don`t have to explain their names. In loving memory where they come from I named them Mahé and Moyenne.

They are only one day in their new home and I can already say that they are different in their behavior.
Mahé is the smaller one with the red color spot on the carapax.
Moyenne is a little bit bigger with the yellow color spot on the carapax.
Both seem to be very healthy and having a hard shell. They began to eat a few hours after their arrival yesterday and are eating well today too.
But now it is time to share brandnew pics of "brandnew" tort babies.
Enjoy !

Sabine

Mahé on the day of arrival. "Waving" into the camera. "Hello, I am here !"
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Moyenne on the day of arrival: "I don`t want to see someone! Let me alone."
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First soak: Very exciting for little tortoises !
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Moyenne soaking himself in the water dish, Mahé in the background.

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and after the "exhausting" soaks, eating together:

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They are absolutely Beautiful Sabine!
Aldabraman will have to become your best go to friend for advice now.
He has stunning aldabras.

 

[Lyn W]

Hello, Aldabra tortoises are very social. Even adult males can live together without fighting. To raise young ones it is better to have two or more. When one is eating the other will eat too when she or he sees her "buddy" eating. You can watch this on the video.
I think it is good for them to live as a pair or a group.

Have you seen Aldabraman's threads, Sabine?
His torts love human contact.

 

[Bee62]

 

[Bee62]

They are absolutely Beautiful Sabine!
Aldabraman will have to become your best go to friend for advice now.
He has stunning aldabras.

Thank you very much Lyn.

 

[Bee62]

Have you seen Aldabraman's threads, Sabine?
His torts love human contact.

Yes, I know the thread and I was in contact with Aldabraman.
Aldabra torts like human contact ( when they are bigger ).

 

[Bee62]

Today:

 

[Bee62]

Today they are less skittish than the first days. A good sign that they settle in.
I reduced the temps in their enclosure. They hide and dig themselves completely in the soil when it is too warm. The temp under the basking light is still 102,2 F but the overall temp in the enclosure is 80,6 F or lower.
80,6 F is their night temp too.
They are much more active today with these little bit lower temps. Luckily there is a lot to read about how the temps and humidity are on the Seychelles.
They are both doing fine... eating. eating.. eating and pooping

 

[katieandiggy]

Hi Sabine how long does it take for them to reach their full size?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Sabine how long does it take for them to reach their full size?

At 18 years of age my two had reached about 250lbs, so about half grown.

 

[katieandiggy]

Wow [emoji50]

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

He has stunning aldabras.

~ Thank you

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Aldabra torts like human contact

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Have you seen Aldabraman's threads, Sabine?
His torts love human contact.

 

[Bee62]

~ Thank you

One can see by the look on your aldabra tortoises that you are a keeper at heart. Your tortoises are really beautiful in a beautiful environment. I would never say anything else. @ALDABRAMAN

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

One can see by the look on your aldabra tortoises that you are a keeper at heart.
@ALDABRAMAN

~ That is so true....thank you!

 

[Kristoff]

A little elephant that tries to climb in your lap! [emoji23]
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[Bee62]

All is good with the little torts. Sleeping long, being soaked and eating well.
I have to plant more hibiscus bushes in my garden !
Today pics from their back`s.

 

[Bee62]

I am struggeling a little bit with the temperature in the enclosure of the torts. I use a 80 W bulb that produces heat, visible light and UVB. When I close the enclosure completely it gets too hot inside and the torts hide and dig themselves in the soil. The bulb that I use is not available with a lower wattage.
That`s why I don`t close the glas sliding doors in front completely, but when they are not completely closed the humidity in the enclosure drops.
I don`t want to set the bulb on a thermostate because when it is often turned on / turned off it will be broken soon.
But I am working on that problem.... I like to solve problems.