I love my GALOP

[hodari garcia]

[split] Galap

We love her

 

[hodari garcia]

Please post picks of your GALOP

 

[kathyth]

I do't have one but that tortoise is beautiful!

 

[wellington]

Not real sure if there are any other members that owns one. Cute pic. Both the tort and the little cutie pie girl Will be interesting to see how many there might really be.

 

[african cake queen]

hi, i just love the both of them. cute picture.

 

[Laura]

Where is Spike?

 

[Yellow Turtle]

Hi Garcia, may I know where you coming from? How do you get your galop?

Nice kid and galop in the picture you have

 

[Radiated]

Where are you located? Nice Galop

 

[Radiated]

RE: Galap?

Nice tort but why so spiky? Where are you located?

 

[mytortET]

Whoa! Cute picture~ welcome to the forum!

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

You are a very lucky person

 

[hodari garcia]

We live in Huntington Beach ca I have had cpt.jack since he hatched almost 8 years ago

 

[hodari garcia]

RE: Galap?

Nice tort but why so spiky? Where are you located?

He has a great diet some galops I think just are like that.

 

[Yvonne G]

RE: Galap?

It doesn't have to do with diet, it is caused by being raised too dry during the first years of the tortoise's life. My two aldabran tortoises are "spikey" too. That's called pyramiding.

 

[hodari garcia]

I had him in a 200 gallon fish tank, and would take him out a hour a day for the first 3 years.. I would be super sad to know caused that.But He was never smooth even as a baby

 

[yagyujubei]

Great picture!!!!!!!!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Nothing to be sad about. We all do the best we know how. We're just now learning that humidity and moisture play an important part in growing baby tortoises smoothly. I wish I had known about it when my aldabs were babies...but that's all water over the dam. We just keep learning and do our best.

Mine are 13 years old this year:

 

[theelectraco]

Are Galapagos tortoises legal to own in Huntington Beach, just curious because I also live there.

 

[hodari garcia]

You need a Permit, to have one anywhere i think.

 

[Tom]

Are Galapagos tortoises legal to own in Huntington Beach, just curious because I also live there.

They are legal to own anywhere. The buyer needs a Captive Bred Wildlife Permit to buy one across state lines. If you buy one in your own state you need no permits to own, possess, buy or sell. They can be donated, or they can be given on breeding loans across state lines with no permits. If anyone knows of a breeder in CA who will sell hatchlings please contact me.

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Hello and welcome to the forum Hodari Garcia.

I love your Galap too!