Getting ready for the Expo

[Bryan]

On Friday these guys will be going with me to Daytona Beach for the Expo.

Always a tough time for us as we would like to hold back about half of our hatchlings each year. But the reality is that they have to go to new homes as I simply cannot keep 30 or 40 new mouths each year. In addition, there is still about a dozen eggs left that will hatch in the next month and by that time the incubators will have started to fill up again.
But there is always one or two really outstanding hatchlings that make it a hard choice.

Carl.....very nice group of babies for sale.

Makes me want redfoots again.....but living in Arizona makes it tough on the redfoots and tough on me trying to keep the humidity up for them.

I guess the recipe for their keeping there would be lots of shade and automatic irrigation in their hiding spaces?

 

[gummybearpoop]

On Friday these guys will be going with me to Daytona Beach for the Expo.

Always a tough time for us as we would like to hold back about half of our hatchlings each year. But the reality is that they have to go to new homes as I simply cannot keep 30 or 40 new mouths each year. In addition, there is still about a dozen eggs left that will hatch in the next month and by that time the incubators will have started to fill up again.
But there is always one or two really outstanding hatchlings that make it a hard choice.

Carl.....very nice group of babies for sale.

Makes me want redfoots again.....but living in Arizona makes it tough on the redfoots and tough on me trying to keep the humidity up for them.

I guess the recipe for their keeping there would be lots of shade and automatic irrigation in their hiding spaces?

I have thought about it, but space is pretty limited. I have chosen to work with dry climate tortoises now. I have lots of good choices as well.

Gotta love those redheads though!

 

[Bryan]

On Friday these guys will be going with me to Daytona Beach for the Expo.

Always a tough time for us as we would like to hold back about half of our hatchlings each year. But the reality is that they have to go to new homes as I simply cannot keep 30 or 40 new mouths each year. In addition, there is still about a dozen eggs left that will hatch in the next month and by that time the incubators will have started to fill up again.
But there is always one or two really outstanding hatchlings that make it a hard choice.

Carl.....very nice group of babies for sale.

Makes me want redfoots again.....but living in Arizona makes it tough on the redfoots and tough on me trying to keep the humidity up for them.

I guess the recipe for their keeping there would be lots of shade and automatic irrigation in their hiding spaces?

I have thought about it, but space is pretty limited. I have chosen to work with dry climate tortoises now. I have lots of good choices as well.

Gotta love those redheads though!

Makes sense, however if you wanted them "bad enough" I'm sure that you could make something work. One of the big selling points for me on Redfoots along with the fact that I was taken aback with their beauty and that they are allowed here in Hawaii is that they come from an area with very similar weather. So raising African torts where you are makes a lot of sense to me.

 

[gummybearpoop]

On Friday these guys will be going with me to Daytona Beach for the Expo.

Always a tough time for us as we would like to hold back about half of our hatchlings each year. But the reality is that they have to go to new homes as I simply cannot keep 30 or 40 new mouths each year. In addition, there is still about a dozen eggs left that will hatch in the next month and by that time the incubators will have started to fill up again.
But there is always one or two really outstanding hatchlings that make it a hard choice.

Carl.....very nice group of babies for sale.

Makes me want redfoots again.....but living in Arizona makes it tough on the redfoots and tough on me trying to keep the humidity up for them.

I guess the recipe for their keeping there would be lots of shade and automatic irrigation in their hiding spaces?

I have thought about it, but space is pretty limited. I have chosen to work with dry climate tortoises now. I have lots of good choices as well.

Gotta love those redheads though!

Makes sense, however if you wanted them "bad enough" I'm sure that you could make something work. One of the big selling points for me on Redfoots along with the fact that I was taken aback with their beauty and that they are allowed here in Hawaii is that they come from an area with very similar weather. So raising African torts where you are makes a lot of sense to me.

I thought about a greenhouse, but I don't have that much space. Are certain tortoise species banned from Hawaii?

 

[Bryan]

On Friday these guys will be going with me to Daytona Beach for the Expo.

Always a tough time for us as we would like to hold back about half of our hatchlings each year. But the reality is that they have to go to new homes as I simply cannot keep 30 or 40 new mouths each year. In addition, there is still about a dozen eggs left that will hatch in the next month and by that time the incubators will have started to fill up again.
But there is always one or two really outstanding hatchlings that make it a hard choice.

Carl.....very nice group of babies for sale.

Makes me want redfoots again.....but living in Arizona makes it tough on the redfoots and tough on me trying to keep the humidity up for them.

I guess the recipe for their keeping there would be lots of shade and automatic irrigation in their hiding spaces?

I have thought about it, but space is pretty limited. I have chosen to work with dry climate tortoises now. I have lots of good choices as well.

Gotta love those redheads though!

Makes sense, however if you wanted them "bad enough" I'm sure that you could make something work. One of the big selling points for me on Redfoots along with the fact that I was taken aback with their beauty and that they are allowed here in Hawaii is that they come from an area with very similar weather. So raising African torts where you are makes a lot of sense to me.

I thought about a greenhouse, but I don't have that much space. Are certain tortoise species banned from Hawaii?

I haven't looked at every species, however a number of them need special permits with even more red tape, these would include Radiateds and Galapagos. However in terms of herps in general, fish, birds, etc. there are MANY species that are completely illegal to import or possess. If you ever do intend on moving here email me or PM at that point and I can get you the lists. If you have current herps you may have to leave them behind unfortunately.