Pictures of my Hingeback tortoises

[kyryah]

I posted a couple on the other thread, but I don't think anyone saw them LOL. I have some better ones anyway.





Eating a worm



More worm eating



Mmmm, Portabella!





I haven't had a chance to do much with the enclosure. The temps here have been below zero, so bringing plants home, not a possibility. Hoping to work on that this week. On Tuesday it was -10, and today it is 47 degrees! Gotta love living in MI.

Also, there are now links in my signature. I thought it would be kind of fun to have the names of the animal link to the corresponding album in my Photobucket account. I have TONS of pics, so if anyone wants to check them out, click away!

Kristina

[wolfie2nd]

Those guys are pretty cool!!!!

[darc]

Wow, I've never seen tortoises like that... do you know where they're native to?

-darc

[MTviver]

neat. thanks for sharing them. like the bottom lines of your sig too

[Chu'Wuti]

Your hingebacks are fantastic! I love the scalloped scutes. Hmmm . . . I may have to start keeping turtles & tortoises again!

[kyryah]

Thanks everyone

K. homeana is a forest tortoise with considerable range over the continuous Guinea-Congo rainforest region. They inhabit forest floors and areas along river banks. Unlike most tortoise, they are insectivores and even swim a little. SO far mine prefer to eat worms, darkling beetles, and portabella mushrooms.

Keeping these guys is NOT for the faint of heart, lol. They are very shy, very easily stressed, and very picky eaters. Not to mention they are all imported wild caughts. That is my goal... To produce captive bred babies for the same price as wild caught adults and do my part to stop importation.

I have more pictures, I will post them shortly!

Kristina

[MTviver]

awesome goal!

[kyryah]

Here are the pics I promised Shows my set up a little better, too.







These next three show the full enclosure when put together, more or less.

Left



Middle



Right







Sneaky tortoise





Kristina

[MTviver]

that's really is pretty cool. I hope your successful with the breeding.

[beckdg]

man they get better salads than i do kry... do they eat shitake mushrooms also???... with some porterhouse marinated in italian dressing... smothered in sauteed and braised onions and a good bacon alfredo... mmmmmmmmmmm... mushrooms... and a salad... lol... sorry