Tortoise Yard

Yvonne G · Mar 20, 2018

This is the Aldabran tortoise yard:

I had to mow it last week because no one lives in there anymore, and GOOD GRIEF!!!!!! in only one week it needs mowed again! But it's just plumb full of all kinds of good tortoise food! When the weather warms up I'm going to move the Babcocks there and take down the separating fence in the leopard yard, giving that yard to the SA leopards. I'll probably still occasionally have to mow the Aldab yard, because 1.2 little babcock tortoises won't be able to keep up with the vegetation growth in there.

wellington · Mar 20, 2018

Hmmm, I'm thinking some more shelled mowers are needed.

Yvonne G · Mar 20, 2018

The big PVC pipe is protection for a little fig tree. I can take that away now with leopards in there. Nothing was safe from the Aldabs. I used to have a nice PVC lattice arch for a grape vine (you can see the remnants of it next to the big black tub), but they destroyed that. That's a project for before the vine starts to sprout this spring (make a new arch).

Bee62 · Mar 20, 2018

Yvonne G said:
This is the Aldabran tortoise yard:

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I had to mow it last week because no one lives in there anymore, and GOOD GRIEF!!!!!! in only one week it needs mowed again! But it's just plumb full of all kinds of good tortoise food! When the weather warms up I'm going to move the Babcocks there and take down the separating fence in the leopard yard, giving that yard to the SA leopards. I'll probably still occasionally have to mow the Aldab yard, because 1.2 little babcock tortoises won't be able to keep up with the vegetation growth in there.

You may need 2 sheep like I have ?
They don`t eat as much as I feared and are lovely. You will never have to mowe your gras again.

Alex Z · Mar 21, 2018

Looking forward to seeing the move. Cwn you post pics of the lil ones!?

TammyJ · Mar 21, 2018

Lots of space for everyone! You may need to tell the Doberman that.

Yvonne G · Mar 21, 2018

Alex Z said:
Looking forward to seeing the move. Cwn you post pics of the lil ones!?

They're not so little . . . well, I guess, compared to the 200lb aldabrans they are:

The first picture is the male. He was the very first leopard egg I ever hatched, so I kept him. He's about 6 years old now, and the father of all the baby leopards that Will sells at Kapidolo Farms. I raised him dry, on alfalfa pellets, under a hot 100 watt incandescent light with no UVB. Did everything wrong. I have one male and two grown females. The female pictured is not a consistent layer, giving me a clutch maybe once every other year or so. The other female (not shown) lays three clutches a year and most of the eggs hatch. I also have a small rescue that came from Kim in SoCal, that she rescued from a very poor situation. The poor thing is very deformed, but since I've been keeping it in a more humid environment, it looks like the new growth MIGHT be coming in smoother. The first picture was when I first got her/him two years ago:

Yvonne G · Mar 21, 2018

TammyJ said:
Lots of space for everyone! You may need to tell the Doberman that.

Oh no, she quite understands. Her place is in the house. She's only allowed outside when I'm out.

Alex Z · Mar 21, 2018

Yvonne G said:
They're not so little . . . well, I guess, compared to the 200lb aldabrans they are:

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The first picture is the male. He was the very first leopard egg I ever hatched, so I kept him. He's about 6 years old now, and the father of all the baby leopards that Will sells at Kapidolo Farms. I raised him dry, on alfalfa pellets, under a hot 100 watt incandescent light with no UVB. Did everything wrong. I have one male and two grown females. The female pictured is not a consistent layer, giving me a clutch maybe once every other year or so. The other female (not shown) lays three clutches a year and most of the eggs hatch. I also have a small rescue that came from Kim in SoCal, that she rescued from a very poor situation. The poor thing is very deformed, but since I've been keeping it in a more humid environment, it looks like the new growth MIGHT be coming in smoother. The first picture was when I first got her/him two years ago:

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They are gorgeous. Standing ovation for the rescues. Can we see the aldabras now!?

Kaliman1962 · Mar 21, 2018

how big are the leopards? & what do they weigh? they are awesome

Yvonne G · Mar 21, 2018

Alex Z said:
They are gorgeous. Standing ovation for the rescues. Can we see the aldabras now!?

I had to sell them a couple months ago. I'm getting older and wasn't able to corral them into their shed at night (if they didn't go in on their own). They were a little over 200lbs, and much too big for me to handle. Plus, the bigger one was starting to break fences. Here's the last pictures I took of them:

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wellington · Mar 21, 2018

Wow that rescue leopard really was in bad shape. Looks so much better now. I wouldn't have been able to guess it's even the same one. Good job.

Jay Bagley · Mar 21, 2018

Yvonne G said:
I had to sell them a couple months ago. I'm getting older and wasn't able to corral them into their shed at night (if they didn't go in on their own). They were a little over 200lbs, and much too big for me to handle. Plus, the bigger one was starting to break fences. Here's the last pictures I took of them:

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Oh my, I love that pic of where he was climbing the stump. Awesome pictures.

Alex Z · Mar 22, 2018

I am sorry you had to part ways with them. Wow are they massive.

Yvonne G · Mar 22, 2018

Alex Z said:
I am sorry you had to part ways with them. Wow are they massive.

Yeah, I really miss them.

Cheryl Hills · Mar 22, 2018

Wow Yvonne, I really never thought you were up there in age. More power too you! No wonder you know so much about tortoises!

Yvonne G · Mar 22, 2018

Cheryl Hills said:
Wow Yvonne, I really never thought you were up there in age. More power too you! No wonder you know so much about tortoises!

Yeah, I'm going to celebrate a pretty big birthday this year. My grand daughter always asks how I know so much. Being on the planet this many years, one is bound to absorb a bit of info.

Alex Z · Mar 22, 2018

Yvonne G said:
Yeah, I'm going to celebrate a pretty big birthday this year. My grand daughter always asks how I know so much. Being on the planet this many years, one is bound to absorb a bit of info.

How old were you when you got your first tort? Which was it? Do you still have it?

Kristy1970 · Mar 22, 2018

Hmmmm... I wanted a goat to keep the grass down on the 2 to 4 acres of land we are buying.... maybe I need a herd of tortoises... all separated ... everyone gets 1/10 of an acre to mow

Kristy1970 · Mar 22, 2018

Yvonne G said:
Yeah, I'm going to celebrate a pretty big birthday this year. My grand daughter always asks how I know so much. Being on the planet this many years, one is bound to absorb a bit of info.

LOL

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