radiata

Hi :tort: fans! With a heavy heart, I need to rehome 2 of my youngest Radiated Tortoises. Eats well, very smooth shell and colors are coming in real nice. White growth lines on the carapace and pinkish on the plastron; both signs of slow and healthy growth. Going on a big family trip for 5...

Hello there! I am new to this forum and I have a couple of questions about the CBW permit. They are the following: 1. Do you need the permit to keep endangered species in MA? I intend on keeping, breeding, and selling Radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata), Spider tortoises (Pyxis sp.)...

HI Everyone, I recently acquired a new male radiate tortoise. It has extreme case of pyramiding because it was given diet mostly on pellets and bad humidity. Its 23cm. Can he improve? Because I know males can go above 35cm. Will such pyramiding cause any defects in the future? such as walking...

Soak time for my 3 month old radiata

My 3 Month old Radiated Tortoise

My 1 Month Old Radiated Tortoise

Today I was fortunate enough to purchase two Radiated babies from Jay Russo.

Sadly, my Male Indian Star Tortoise Nostradamus, passed away unexpectedly yesterday. I was pretty upset and dumbfounded but I knew I wanted to preserve his shell. I posted on one of the local facebook groups asking for someone who could do this and was luckily enough to meet a man named Ryan...

Hi Everyone, Recently, a friend of mine gave me this radiated tortoise. It is a male and the size is 29cm. I know that males can grow up to 40cm. So is there any possibility that the pyramiding will get better (smooth out) overtime?

Hey everyone. I joined this forum a while ago not sure if I actually posted anything though! Had my baby radiated since about May! Would love to know if there’s any other U.K. keepers in here! Here’s the little dude this morning! I think I’ve done pretty well on good shell growth so far? What...

Hello all! First time poster, long time reader :D I am currently considering purchasing an adult male Radiated from source in the UK. The animal is microchipped and has an article 10 CITES exemption certificate. As far as housing the Tort he will have a 5m X 3m brick & wood glasshouse (well...