ALDABRA TORTOISE BREEDER

[ALDABRAMAN]

question, when you have to say take one for a Vet visit

~ If it is a male we have two options, one is to transport him to the vet and two is the comes would come here. We have that all worked out in case needed. If we need to transport a male to the vet and he is not able to move, we simply use a special trailer and a four wheeler to get him from the field to the horse trailer for transport. If it is a female, i can pick up all of our females and we simply transport them in a regular vehicle.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

when you have to put them up for a cold night // how do you get a 500lb animal to move where you want it to move?

~ Many think this is difficult, actually it is usually very easy. We simply herd them out of the field and coach them into the corral. Most are food motivated and a few we use fiberglass sticks with large thick rubber ends to tap them. Once they are all in the corral they usually simply go inside and get a spot for the night. If a large number are way out in the field, the entire process usually takes under one hour. We use a red bucket, this usually gets all them following. There are a few other things we do, however probably way too much information.....lol.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

I would imagine if one decides he doesn't wanna move, it would be pretty hard to move em?

~ True

 

[Toddrickfl1]

Very cool, thanks for your response. I figured with some there would be food used to move them. I suppose after they have been with you awhile, since they are such creatures of habit, it probably becomes routine for them to know what to do once they see the red bucket?

And no, not to much info, very interesting. It's been slow at my job and this thread has kept me entertained for days!

 

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[rnchick74]

Awesome pics & vids. An aldabra is my dream breed one day when I have enough space! I would love to rescue or adopt one...one day!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Awesome pics and vids!

~ Thank you

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[ALDABRAMAN]

Awesome pics & vids.

~ Our pleasure

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[ALDABRAMAN]

Finally some rain!


Hurricane Irma

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[KarenSoCal]

Finally some rain!
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Hurricane Irma
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Did you have a lot of damage from Irma? Did you evacuate the torts, or have a safe place to put them? I just can't even imagine...

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Did you have a lot of damage from Irma?

~ Not compared to most, our residence was built within current hurricane codes. Lots of trees down and debris mainly. Took many weeks to clean up, etc. The biggest issues were lack of fuel and no electrical power.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Did you have a lot of damage from Irma?

~ Our new property has many massive mature trees and was damaged particularity hard. Once our main residence was stabilized we started cleaning it up. It took weeks, including a professional tree service. Most of the trees are coming back now that the rainy season is near. Here is a good example of a very large mature tree that was heavily damaged and has good new healthy looking growth now.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

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[KarenSoCal]

~ Our new property has many massive mature trees and was damaged particularity hard. Once our main residence was stabilized we started cleaning it up. It took weeks, including a professional tree service. Most of the trees are coming back now that the rainy season is near. Here is a good example of a very large mature tree that was heavily damaged and has good new healthy looking growth now.

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It's sad to see damage like that, but good to see the new growth.
Were the tortoises just put in their sheds for the storm? They must have been so scared with all that noise! None of them were injured, I hope!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

It's sad to see damage like that, but good to see the new growth.

~ Yes, we were very taken back at the amount of damage.