The smallest tortoise in the world!

[Redfoot NERD]

You are about to view the smallest and maybe the rarest tortoise in the world.

I don't know of anyone that has ever bred / hatched any in captivity.
Danny may know of someone.

Besides Danny.. does anyone know what these are? Tell them how small they are Danny!

She just doesn't seem interested in him..

Hope you like...

Terry

 

[Iluvemturts]

I know I know!!! It starts with a P...right.....Its right on the tip of my tonuge...darn IT I hate this ..now Ive gotta go look it up lol

And I dont mean Pancake

OK I confess...I looked it up LOL Speckled Cape Padloper.....see I knew it had a "P" in it. LOL

 

[egyptiandan]

Makes me wish I still had my male. They are great tortoises. He was only 3 inches SCL and weighed 80g. Females get up to 4 inches and 150g. I still have him he's just not still alive.
They have been bred here in the states, private and public facilities and are being bred in the Netherlands and Germany.
Here's the website for the studbook http://www.homopus.org/

Danny

 

[Crazy1]

Wow, I had heard of these little guys but never seen one. Thanks for sharing

 

[Chucky]

They look like mutated sulcatas to me

 

[cvalda]

Speckled Padlopers!!!!!!! Tracy, these are what I was telling you I wanted to get ahold of! I want one soooo badly!!!!!!!!

 

[Itort]

Oh, the impossible dream. I've always been fasinated by Homopus genus and the Akrikaans name padloper is great.

 

[AST-Loch]

Smallest- Probably

Rarest- Nope. I believe 'Lonesome George' holds that title, he is the very last of his species, poor guy...

 

[Ozric]

Thanks to you for drawing this tortise to my attention as I had not heard of it before. I also enjoyed picking up on that link Danny put on. at least some people are trying to help these torts.

 

[wayne.bob]

i wish i could see one in real life. soooooo small