New member and new tortoise owner

[Uwabamireptiles]

Hey guys, I’m Billy and I’m new to the forum. I live in Central Florida. It’s awesome to find a forum still active today. I didn’t think these were still around. I just recently got three black Burmese mountain tortoises from Vic in Daytona last month. These guys are my first dive into tortoises and so far I am very happy with them. I have experience with snakes, lizards, and amphibians. About 20 or so years all together between the different species. I have a decent collection as of now and just wanted to introduce myself. I have already learned a ton from this site and I plan to learn more in the future.

 

[wellington]

Welcome, very cute. We don't have many on this forum with this species. However I believe @Yvonne G has had them in the past.

 

[TammyJ]

Welcome to you and your beautiful little tortoises!

 

[Ink]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Welcome to the forum! Gorgeous little group you have there

Also happy birthday @Ink

 

[Uwabamireptiles]

Welcome to the forum! Gorgeous little group you have there

Also happy birthday @Ink

Thank you!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Welcome and great crew you have there.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Hello and welcome!

Can you also showcase your other reptiles? Many here keep not only tortoises

P.S. Happy birthday @Ink and @Ray--Opo!

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum, Billy!

I have bought Manouria from Vic Morgan in the past. He's a wonderful resource and it's good you are able to "pick his brain" on how to keep your new little ones. The only Manouria I have at the moment ( I had to lighten my load because of my age and ability to care for the larger tortoises anymore) is a two year old Manouria emys emys that was hatched with no eyes so I kept it. Right now (I call her 'she', but really have no idea) she's about the size of my hand including the fingers, but I have no idea what I'll do with her when she gets bigger. She's tame as a puppy. She's been living first in a closed chamber, then in a tort table, but this past summer she graduated to a small outdoor jungle enclosure. Being blind has no affect on her. She's very self confident. But she irritates the heck out of me by burrowing under her waterer every day!

 

[Uwabamireptiles]

Hello and welcome!

Can you also showcase your other reptiles? Many here keep not only tortoises

P.S. Happy birthday @Ink and @Ray--Opo!

Yea for sure, I mainly keep snakes. Carpet pythons, old world rat snakes, and Amazon tree boas. But I have slowly gotten back into lizards, frogs, and toads. I like to stay busy so the collection definitely does that for me haha. Here’s a couple of pics of some things.

 

[Ink]

WOW. What a nice collection. What type of toad is that?

@Ray--Opo happy birthday

 

[Uwabamireptiles]

WOW. What a nice collection. What type of toad is that?

@Ray--Opo happy birthday

Thank you, and that’s a Giant Asian River Toad. Phrynoidis asper, I’ve really enjoyed keeping these guys. Looks like I have a pair so it’s cool to see the behaviors between the two on daily basis.

 

[Ink]

Thank you, and that’s a Giant Asian River Toad. Phrynoidis asper, I’ve really enjoyed keeping these guys. Looks like I have a pair so it’s cool to see the behaviors between the two on daily basis.

It is a nice looking toad. The feet are very unique looking.

 

[Uwabamireptiles]

It is a nice looking toad. The feet are very unique looking.

They are almost like a cross between a toad and bullfrog with their feet. And these guys get pretty big. Females can get up to 9 inches.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Yea for sure, I mainly keep snakes. Carpet pythons, old world rat snakes, and Amazon tree boas. But I have slowly gotten back into lizards, frogs, and toads. I like to stay busy so the collection definitely does that for me haha. Here’s a couple of pics of some things.

Wow! Really nice collection! I'm just a humble keeper of beardie, blue-tongue skink (and redfoot, of course). At the moment I'm pretty busy with these three

 

[Uwabamireptiles]

Wow! Really nice collection! I'm just a humble keeper of beardie, blue-tongue skink (and redfoot, of course). At the moment I'm pretty busy with these three

Thank you! Your three are really nice too. Those are three species that are really fun to keep. First species I bred when I was a kid were bearded dragons.