I just want to do a roll call on who keeps and breeds Egyptian Tortoises in this forum? Really want to know how many breeders there are here?
Thank you for your responses, Gerry
Thank you for your responses, Gerry
Got 2 juveniles myself and my goal is 8. Where did you get your Egyptians?tortoiseguy65 said:I have 2 juveniles that I am raising up. Awesome tortoises. I hope to get a few more this year. I would definitely recommend these to an experienced keeper.
tortoiseguy65 said:I actually purchased mine from Hyacinth (Alan) on here. He has one available right now. He said that one of mine came from Dan and the other from a breeder in California. I too would like to get around 6-8. I am hoping to get some from Bill who sometimes advertises on Kingsnake. I believe he is in Texas. He posted an ad on kingsnake a month or so ago. I am in Illinois and it is too cold to ship to me right now. I also may have the chance to get some in October at the NARBC held in Tinley Park IL. I am getting either some more egyptians or a couple of Pyxis planicauda then. We shall see.
tortoiseguy65 said:Sounds good. Let me know if you end up with those 2 from Bill. If you don't I may grab them. If you do get them, I guess I will settle for this year's hatchlings from him. Regardless, do please keep in touch. I am pretty sure that I have a pair. They are only in the 25-30g range, but there is a noticeable differnce in tail shape/length and anal scute shape. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they are a sexual pair. I was also offered a couple of subadult females from someone but I haven't heard the price yet. I believe these to be totally unrelated to mine.