08-19-2010, 10:42 PM
I have just discovered you all! Previously I have been in T Trust, BCG, and now TPG and here. I am still obsessed with torts after over 40 years keeping them!
When I was a teenager (around 1969) I found a T hermani in a field near where I lived, which no-one claimed. I became obsessed from that day on. He lived with me til around 1984, when he was either stolen or escaped. Meanwhile I had acquired Victoria and Albert from a shop in Rotherham. These were T ibera. They were both in a bad way and bought out of pity. Hours of "restoration" eventually paid off. Nowadays we would never mix species, but knowledge has improved a lot regarding disease transfer and such. Anyway Herman disappeared during summer of 1984 leaving me the happy couple. Lots of eggs laid but always infertile (confirmed by a knowledgeable specialist vet). Still a happy set up. Around 1985 I was given another female T ibera by this vet, to nurse back to health. Ethel was anorexic and almost dead when I got her.. but with loads of liaison with the vet, plus lessons on stomach feeding and injecting, she recovered well. However it was decided that Albert was firing blanks!( it never deterred him once). Albert and Victoria lived on for around another 26, and 25 years repectively. This leaves Ethel on her own. I have been seeking for mature company for her for some time. She is in great condition, but I reckon still lonely. Hope to be lucky one day soon! Best wishes from York
When I was a teenager (around 1969) I found a T hermani in a field near where I lived, which no-one claimed. I became obsessed from that day on. He lived with me til around 1984, when he was either stolen or escaped. Meanwhile I had acquired Victoria and Albert from a shop in Rotherham. These were T ibera. They were both in a bad way and bought out of pity. Hours of "restoration" eventually paid off. Nowadays we would never mix species, but knowledge has improved a lot regarding disease transfer and such. Anyway Herman disappeared during summer of 1984 leaving me the happy couple. Lots of eggs laid but always infertile (confirmed by a knowledgeable specialist vet). Still a happy set up. Around 1985 I was given another female T ibera by this vet, to nurse back to health. Ethel was anorexic and almost dead when I got her.. but with loads of liaison with the vet, plus lessons on stomach feeding and injecting, she recovered well. However it was decided that Albert was firing blanks!( it never deterred him once). Albert and Victoria lived on for around another 26, and 25 years repectively. This leaves Ethel on her own. I have been seeking for mature company for her for some time. She is in great condition, but I reckon still lonely. Hope to be lucky one day soon! Best wishes from York
It sounds like you've had quite a lot experience of tortoises 
Will be great to have your input!