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Posted by Richard Fife on May 22, 2000 at 00:04:24:
In Reply to: Re: Pyramiding discussion continued posted by Terry on May 21, 2000 at 21:17:45:
It is possible to accelerate a tortoise’s growth without causing any harm (even long term). I am very concerned for the health of all the tortoises I raise. I think that most other breeders do also.
I am glad to hear that you would pay what ever it took to get a legal 4-inch captive hatched and raised tortoise. Unfortunately from my experiance most people won’t. They would much rather buy an illegal hatchling or a wild caught animal. As people become more educated this will change.
Incidentally for years people were under the impression that accelerating a snake’s growth would jeopardize or shorten the life of the snake. This has proven to be untrue. There are longevity records for captive hatched snakes that were raised to breeding size in a fraction of what it would take in nature. I think this will be true for tortoises also. Remember I am only talking about raising tortoises to 4-inches. It takes a little over a year for me to raise a leopard tortoise to 4-inches, so thats not real fast. Again I am trying to bring out the idea that environmental conditions are very important. I believe they play a major role in the development of a tortoise’s shell. Thank you for your input.
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