Turtle Feast!

wow plz swop place's

Oh they are beautiful. I'm so glad you found food for them. I'm sure if u keep that post going you might find a lot more. Maybe take picture of them and pay a visit to the stores in your area.

good on you,wish i was near

Incredible creatures aren't they, don't see them in England though. Good luck with them all!

Wow they're lovely, bet they do cost a fortune to feed, lucky things having someone like you to look after them, wish I was nearer too, the allotment has far more veg than we can eat at the moment.

Wow, what a lot of hungry mouths to feed. I only have 3 tortoises and I know how much it costs to feed them. I hope you find more kind suppliers for your 'gang'. Good luck.

Gorgeous Lauram, lucky you having so many of those lovely creatures, we only have one now, a female who has never laid an egg in her life, we have had her over 40 years, my wife and children always hoped we might have some babies but no luck. They certainly look hungry, ours is always ravenous in hot weather. Do you hibernate them all? that would be quite a big job.

Doctorbob: These don't hibernate. Most of mine are tropical species so I only have a few hibernators, thankfully. Those I leave outside in the winter as long as possible & then put them in a cold room for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, our winters are so damp here that fully hibernating them outdoors is impossible, but they do stay in their doghouses well into December & then generally they have to be brought in when the heavy rains start.
40 years is a long time! Have you had her from a hatchling?

Well Lauram, that makes things slightly easier for you. No, she was fully grown when I bought her, so must be quite elderly by now. She is still full of energy and has a terrific appetite, we have had to give her her own little area as over the years she has escaped a number of times, she will get out of almost anywhere, she once went missing for a week and was then found by the daughter of the house a little way away right on the edge of their swimmimg pool. A relative gave us a male tortoise as a companion for her about 38 years ago, he chased her all the time but she would have none of him, he died sadly about 25 years ago, probably from frustration. LOL.

My oldest is about 35. I've only had her for 5 years. We know her exact age because she'd been purchased as a hatchling. Some of the others may very well be older, but in many cases we don't know where they came from or even when they were brought into this country.