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Charlie and Jason have been raising exotic tortoises
for 16 years. Charlie has always had reptiles and
although Jason was never fond of the snakes, he
loves the tortoises. Charlie and Jason have
over 40 tortoises from all over the world. They
have bred and raised Greek, Herman's, and Redfoot
hatchlings. Their newest goal is to breed
Galapagos, Aldabra and Radiated Tortoises,
some of the rarest in the World.
Rosie is our Galapagos Tortoises . Galapagos
Tortoises are endangered species. Charlie has
his CBW permit so that he
can breed and raise these amazing tortoise.
Rosie was born in 1988 and has been with us for 13
years. She is very
friendly and loves people. She even comes when
her name is called. We are currently looking
for a mate for Rosie. Most
Galapagos Tortoises are in zoo's and we are hopeful
to find a male soon.
Rosie -
a Galapagos Tortoise
Aldabra Tortoises . We
have 4 Aldabra Tortoises , 2 males and 2 females .
Our male, Alabra "Rocki" is 500+ pounds. He
is an awesome tortoise and loves to be scratched and
fed by people. His two girlfriends are Alvin
and Theodore (tortoise
sex determination is not done till a tortoise is
well into their teens, hence the boy names. Alvin
and Theodore have been at
High Point for 13 years. Aldabra's come from
the Seychelles Island and the Aldabra Atoll.
While they are not endangered
at this point in time, their future is uncertain.
Aldabra's can live well into their 100's - possibly
to 200 years of age.
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Rocki - the
Aldabra tortoise
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Our collection also includes the rare Radiated
Tortoise of Madagascar. We have 6 young Radiated
Tortoises. Radiated
Tortoises are very rare and Madagascar is in much
peril of losing all its tortoise species along with
much of its wildlife. We
also have 4 Spider Tortoises from Madagascar.
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Rare Radiates tortoises from
Madagascar |
We also have a pair of Redfoot Tortoises from South
America in our collection, along with 4 Herman's, 4
Greek and 3 Russian Tortoises, all from Europe as
well as a pair of Elongated Tortoises from
Indonesia.
All our
tortoises are in breeding groups. Our tortoise
habitat includes a large tortoise house for
wintering. It is the size of a
small barn and includes heated floors, two stalls, a
refrigerator and office area to keep data on the
tortoises. The tortoise
house opens up into a large tortoise pasture with a
wading pool and two smaller enclosures for the
smaller tortoises. We
feed our tortoises on the pasture grass and include
lots of lettuces, fruits and vegetables along with
supplements.
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