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Thank you for adding to the post, I appreciate it!

So what’s your story, if you don’t mind me asking? Did you just end up with males and females and one day there were eggs? And what did you end up doing with your babies? I was kind of thinking that maybe when I’m older, retirement age or so (I’m 35 now), that breeding might be a fun project. I...

Yeah, the reptile world doesn’t seem to do contracts like the dog breeding world does at times. Where the buyer agrees not to breed or return the animal vs. rehome it or bring it to a shelter should their circumstances change. Which makes sense, reptiles don’t have official pedigrees that I am...

Thank you for your response. I wasn’t too considered with over population, just more or less wondering how easy it is to find them good homes with responsible owners. I just have hatchlings right now, but in case they aren’t all female I’ll have to be aware that babies could eventually be in my...

Just a question(s) for breeders.... some species seem to breed rather prolifically while others seem to have smaller or less frequent clutches. But I was just curious, what do you guys do with all the babies? Do you find homes for them yourselves? Do you use a distributor ? Do you ever find...

Thank you! I think so too, but I’m a little biased ;)

Took the opportunity to get some baby photos of my little cuties on weigh day. Meet Rudy, Olive and Scaly.

The UK variety would be prickly lettuce, letucca serriola

That is actually called Canada lettuce (lactuca canadensis) and shouldn’t be fed due to the lactucarium in its sap that cause narcotic effects and cardiac arrest. There are actually several species that are similar to this one compass plant/ prickly lettuce.

In some ways this is a rather complicated question and in other ways, it is not. First off... I’m a new tortoise owner at the age of nearly 35. I’m not however new to the reptile world and began my intense love for them at a young age. I was finally allowed my first lizard, an Anole JJ at age 9...

It seems everyone here is quite familiar with tortoise table so I thought perhaps someone might know of a different resource that would be particularly helpful with Redfoots, or if anyone can share some deeper insights on the Redfoot diet vs. tortoises in general which tortoise table covers...

So how far are you into your venture? Have any of your hatchlings made it to maturity yet?

Yeah, I’ve read a bit about that myself, and had heard about that being the case in crocodilians years and years ago. I think (correct me if I’m wrong) the most detailed information on sex determination in tortoises has been studied with Sulcatas. I would think the temperature ranges for sex...

Wow. I hope he is keeping meticulous records and publishes a paper about it! Interesting to say the least.

What does he do differently to feel so confident about all females ?