Re: Inbreeding the “Ivory Tortoise”

Posted by EJ on March 29, 2001 at 19:04:47:

In Reply to: Re: Inbreeding the “Ivory Tortoise” posted by Niki on March 29, 2001 at 14:02:48:

You gotta admit sulcatas have one of the best personalities of the tortoises. Now, lets say we start looking for dwarf sulcatas. There's gotta be some out there. These are pets. Not a future gene pool.
Ed

: I agree with you that moral issues are irrelevant
: in animals/plants. Your other statements are correct
: and I am well aware of this. Just hate to see them
: become "a dime a dozen". Sulcatas are such a major
: commitment that getting them simply to have a
: variety of colors (while small) might tempt people
: to get more than they can handle.

: I have a question: Are there any all black ones,
: is this possible, probable? That would interest
: me to have ONE more and intending to keep it
: throughout adulthood.

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