Jan 21, 2010 #21 M micki Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Feb 4, 2008 Messages 224 Location (City and/or State) uk i once read that no tortoise in captivity has died from old age.. most from mismanagement at some point in their lives.
i once read that no tortoise in captivity has died from old age.. most from mismanagement at some point in their lives.
Jan 21, 2010 #22 Tom The Dog Trainer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 9, 2010 Messages 68,462 Location (City and/or State) Southern California micki said: i once read that no tortoise in captivity has died from old age.. most from mismanagement at some point in their lives. Click to expand... That was the gist of the Reader's Digest Article. Is that where you read it? I have a iguana that was raised from a teeny tiny hatchling in 1993. She stopped eating 3 years ago so my wife syringe feeds her every day.
micki said: i once read that no tortoise in captivity has died from old age.. most from mismanagement at some point in their lives. Click to expand... That was the gist of the Reader's Digest Article. Is that where you read it? I have a iguana that was raised from a teeny tiny hatchling in 1993. She stopped eating 3 years ago so my wife syringe feeds her every day.
Jan 22, 2010 #23 gummybearpoop Active Member 10 Year Member! Joined Sep 18, 2008 Messages 760 Location (City and/or State) Arizona I went to the Australian Zoo where Harriet was kept. I barely missed her by 3 months. There was a little memorial for her.
I went to the Australian Zoo where Harriet was kept. I barely missed her by 3 months. There was a little memorial for her.