These belong to a friend of mine located here in Florida. The female actually laid eggs last year for the first time!
YOUNG PAIR OF GALOPS
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The look soo cool I want one haha
Wow they look similar to Aldabras! Beautiful torts 
Q said:Wow they look similar to Aldabras! Beautiful torts
Way different, check out the young males head, very wide! He was very curious and kept smelling our shoes!
* What i loved was the distinctive growth lines, they are kept in a large field and allowed to naturally browse for food on grass and weeds!
Here is comparison pictures of a female galop and aldab.
Excellent. Lovely pair.
Nice. So they young one on the other thread. Yours or your friends from these two?
wellington said:
No, those belong to a different friend!
ALDABRAMAN said:Q said:Wow they look similar to Aldabras! Beautiful torts
Way different, check out the young males head, very wide! He was very curious and kept smelling our shoes!
* What i loved was the distinctive growth lines, they are kept in a large field and allowed to naturally browse for food on grass and weeds!
Here is comparison pictures of a female galop and aldab.
Oh gosh yours has the cutest little mouth.
What? Do all the people who have giant tortoise's live in Florida?!
Both species are very beautiful for sure and thanks for sharing the pics
They are a beautiful pair
do you know how old? were the eggs fertile?
Florida is great weather for these guys...
Florida is great weather for these guys...
Sweet!
The overall size and color are similar between Galapagos and Aldabras, but some of the details of the carapace shape and scute pattern are different. Of course, the head is the giveaway; Galapagos have higher nostrils than Aldabras. Basically, both have giant dark bodies, but Galapagos have a face more like that of a Chaco, redfoot, or yellowfoot (to which they are more closely related genetically); while Aldabrans have a face more similar to that of a radiated, angonoka, or Pyxis tortoise (to which they are more closely related genetically).
AldabraMan, I get the impression from your OP that Galapagos are more difficult to breed in captivity than Aldabras. Is that correct?
The overall size and color are similar between Galapagos and Aldabras, but some of the details of the carapace shape and scute pattern are different. Of course, the head is the giveaway; Galapagos have higher nostrils than Aldabras. Basically, both have giant dark bodies, but Galapagos have a face more like that of a Chaco, redfoot, or yellowfoot (to which they are more closely related genetically); while Aldabrans have a face more similar to that of a radiated, angonoka, or Pyxis tortoise (to which they are more closely related genetically).
AldabraMan, I get the impression from your OP that Galapagos are more difficult to breed in captivity than Aldabras. Is that correct?
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TortoiseBoy1999 said:What? Do all the people who have giant tortoise's live in Florida?!
Yes.
Laura said:
Unsure of ages, not fertile!
I missed this last night. Fantastic! If your friends are ever successful at getting hatchlings, you know who wants one, or three...
shellysmom said:Yes.
Well I guess I know where I'm going!
GeoTerraTestudo said:Sweet!
The overall size and color are similar between Galapagos and Aldabras, but some of the details of the carapace shape and scute pattern are different. Of course, the head is the giveaway; Galapagos have higher nostrils than Aldabras. Basically, both have giant dark bodies, but Galapagos have a face more like that of a Chaco, redfoot, or yellowfoot (to which they are more closely related genetically); while Aldabrans have a face more similar to that of a radiated, angonoka, or Pyxis tortoise (to which they are more closely related genetically).
AldabraMan, I get the impression from your OP that Galapagos are more difficult to breed in captivity than Aldabras. Is that correct?
That is one great question, actually it could be a thread by itself in the debate or breeding section. I know of many that have galops and aldabra, very few have success and if any it is small in volume. I will share that the majority of keepers/breeders that i have spoken with share one common denominator, large mature males!
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