Boettgeri in Belgium

[Lacsap]

Ciao a tutti ...

Some pictures of our boettgeri ...

Mamma







...when she exits of hibernation



...during his hibernation (06th january 2009: -13,5°) with many protection (leaf and others)



Now Papa ...





No comment ...



After the labor one little pause ...



But just for Papa ... Mamma is very occuped



Some days later ...





With young of 2006 (left) and 2007 (right) ...



Buona notte tutti

[Seda]

well,wath can I say? wonderful? fantastic? I think we found a great new photographer for the galleries!

[Lorenzo80]

beautiful

[EDG]

very beautiful!

[VincenzoC]

a wonderful reportage

[Suelo]

beautiful pictures and beautiful turtles! How old are they?

[Barbara]

Your turtles are really beautiful, congratulations
The second photo is wonderful

[Lacsap]

Ciao,

Thanks for your compliments

beautiful pictures and beautiful turtles! How old are they?

The female is +/- 45 years old. Some people think that she is 50 years old or more. She is with us since almost 30 years. When we found her, she had the same size that now so ...
The male is between 15 and 20 years old. It's a passionate who entrust us because she had three males for one female.
For this female, it was very very hard and so she did not lay. But after she was less stressed and she restart to lay

[Seda]

What not to do for love!
How many eggs it laid ? It is very big!

[Lacsap]

What not to do for love!
How many eggs it laid ? It is very big!

Our female lays on average six eggs and she lays twice each year.

His weight is between 2,100Kg and 2,200Kg.

[Lacsap]

After few months, our tortoises exit of hibernation.

Some pictures of this moment ...

Mamma 22 march 2010





Papa 23 march 2010



And some pictures of babies







A picture of two babies 2009:
- baby of left: 138 days of hibernation ... the shortest duration
- baby of right: 189 days of hibernation ... the longest duration

[Filly]

wonderfull photos and turtles!

Thank you for the description!

[Seda]

wonderfull photos and turtles!

Thank you for the description!

i think the same thing!
the first photo is FANTASTIC!perfec for the gallery of this month!

[Barbara]

Compliments are very beautiful turtles and even pictures
Sorry for my horrible english

[Lacsap]

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Sorry for my horrible english

No problem ... like that we are Two