Re: galapagos tortoise vs. Aldabra

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Posted by EJ on July 01, 2000 at 10:25:41:

In Reply to: galapagos tortoise vs. Aldabra posted by Peter on July 01, 2000 at 02:09:55:

Peter, here is a repost of an earlier post.
Outside of the size these are two very different tortoises personality wise. Galops are very personable as adults. They will come to you for hand feeding and for nothing else than to have their chin and neck stroked. They will raise up high and stretch their necks out to the sky as you scratch their necks. (it's an amazing thing).
Aldabras(the adults that I've encountered) are very shy will withdraw or will even run away (a sight one would have to witness to beleive) (seeing a 300lb+ tortoise RUN) As babies they are very similar to sulcatas in personality. That is they do not withdraw or mind being touched on the head and neck. They do run away when you put them down though. In general they both have very active personalities. Given a choise I would rather go with the Galops but will gladly settle with a couple
of little Aldabras.

: I am considering buying a galapagos or aldabra tortise. I have owned a variety of tortoises and exotic anmals, and I have never had a problem because I researched each animal thoroughly, and I knew exsctly what I was getting myself into. I'd really appreciate if someone could ecommend a bok or website to learn more about them. Also, I would like to hear peoples experiences with these species. Is there a difference in their behavior, or other issues so that one would be reccommended over the other.
: Thanks for your help
: Peter

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: Peter, here is a repost of an earlier post. : Outside of the size these are two very different tortoises personality wise. Galops are very personable as adults. They will come to you for hand feeding and for nothing else than to have their chin and neck stroked. They will raise up high and stretch their necks out to the sky as you scratch their necks. (it's an amazing thing). : Aldabras(the adults that I've encountered) are very shy will withdraw or will even run away (a sight one would have to witness to beleive) (seeing a 300lb+ tortoise RUN) As babies they are very similar to sulcatas in personality. That is they do not withdraw or mind being touched on the head and neck. They do run away when you put them down though. In general they both have very active personalities. Given a choise I would rather go with the Galops but will gladly settle with a couple : of little Aldabras. : : : I am considering buying a galapagos or aldabra tortise. I have owned a variety of tortoises and exotic anmals, and I have never had a problem because I researched each animal thoroughly, and I knew exsctly what I was getting myself into. I'd really appreciate if someone could ecommend a bok or website to learn more about them. Also, I would like to hear peoples experiences with these species. Is there a difference in their behavior, or other issues so that one would be reccommended over the other. : : Thanks for your help : : Peter

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