Super Yellow Update

[deadheadvet]

This is an updated photo as of today. About 80gr. and still sprouting more yellow.

 

[Yvonne G]

This sure is a pretty species. How old is this one? I can hardly wait to see the finished product.

 

[deadheadvet]

Just about 10 months.

 

[Tom]

That growth looks fantastic.

How are you housing and caring for this one? Lights, temps, humidity, enclosure, etc?

 

[keepergale]

I have been hoping for an update on this one. Looks fantastic!

 

[deadheadvet]

This one (all youngsters) are soaked every day. They are fed Mazuri, Marion Zoologic, Spring Mix.
They were outside 3 times a week during the Summer all day.
Now they are kept in a 60" x 36" x 17" tub.
Halogen 100W spot light, T5.0HO UV bulb.
I spray down the Coco Soft every couple of day.
I have never been a fan of a closed Chamber system. I like to be able to reach in whenever I need to for my tortoises. Instead of moving all that plastic **** out of the way all the time.

 

[Tom]

This one (all youngsters) are soaked every day. They are fed Mazuri, Marion Zoologic, Spring Mix.
They were outside 3 times a week during the Summer all day.
Now they are kept in a 60" x 36" x 17" tub.
Halogen 100W spot light, T5.0HO UV bulb.
I spray down the Coco Soft every couple of day.
I have never been a fan of a closed Chamber system. I like to be able to reach in whenever I need to for my tortoises. Instead of moving all that plastic **** out of the way all the time.

Any idea what the ambient humidity in the room is?

What UV numbers are you getting from the 5.0 HO bulbs?

 

[deadheadvet]

Right now, about 35%. In a month or so, I will run 2 humidifiers 24 hours a day to keep it at that level. Normally in the winter, the room they are housed in will drop to 15% because of the dry heat.

 

[deadheadvet]

Just had this one scoped to determine the sex. Good news for me, this one is a Male. Definitely a keeper. I will add him to my 2.3 group of subadults once big enough. There are 9 others that will be available once I sort out who is who. There are multiple males and females to choose from. Any interest, you can P.M. me and I can get pics and pricing based on the tortoise(s) interested in. The range should be somewhere between 1400-3000$ each.

 

[coastal]

That's great news it's a male, just goes to show you having this species sexed is a must for any accuracy of sex. If you really want a pair, sexed animals is the only way to be sure!

 

[deadheadvet]

Finally got the breakdown on how many male and female. There are a total of 9.
3.6 I will post pics of them in the marketplace later today.

 

[burger]

there's any chance this baby can export to uk ?

 

[deadheadvet]

Not for sale. Anyway, CITES 1 excludes all sales of any listed species outside the country the animal resides in.

 

[deadheadvet]

FYI, I turned down 8,000$ for this tortoise.

 

[keepergale]

FYI, I turned down 8,000$ for this tortoise.

I don't blame you for turning it down. With it being a male it is certainly a specimen to base a breeding program on.

 

[deadheadvet]

Lucky for me , I was hoping for male for that reason, if it had turned out to be female, I would have sold her.

 

[jorg]

Why would you sell if it was a female?

 

[deadheadvet]

I have 3 females already and don't need another. I only have 2 males, so he ends up being a great addition to the group.

 

[keepergale]

That and being male he can pass I. His genes with many fefale

 

[keepergale]

Fat fingers
Being male he can pass on his genes with many females unlike the lady's who can only lay their own eggs.