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Re: chelonians and old age.

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Posted by Nicodemus on April 20, 2003 at 19:40:38:

In Reply to: chelonians and old age. posted by EJ on April 19, 2003 at 14:39:53:

:As far as old turtles/tortoises becoming less viable with age...
:You've been hanging around in the wrong circles. Many people that have been working with tortoises over the years believe that it would be the 'middle aged/older' tortoises that were the most productive.

Hmmm...not sure if you read my post right or if I wrote the post badly/confusing.

I meant to say the same thing you just did:
Older chelonians seem to reproduce more successfully than the younger ones.


I've always found this to be absolutely fascinating. Is this the common consensus on the forum? I know some of you guys have been raising torts for a long time.


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