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Help us welcome our four newest Sri Lankan star tortoise hatchlings to the ranch. 🥰🤗😘🥹🤩
This beautiful little Galapagos hatchling is halfway to being ready for the big move to a new loving home. So if you’re on our Galapgos waiting list be on the look out for a message from us over the next week for the opportunity to place your d
Weigh ins! Tracking weight regularly is one of the best ways to monitor health in reptiles. These unsexed South African leopard tortoises are all growing beautifully. * * * #tortoise #leopardtortoise #leopardtortoises #southafricanleopardtortoise #s
May your hump day be a mellow as Lucy’s. 🥰 #lucygalp #galapagostortoise #humpday #chillvibes #grazing
It’s never a dull moment on the ranch yet sometime we get so busy with the day to day we forget to share some of our fun. Today Bluebell (one of our best producing South African locality leopard tortoises was supervising my excavation of her ho
A special species we work with are Guerrero painted wood turtles, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima pulcherrima. They are a curious and personable turtle species that will happily grab a snack straight from your hand. They are also stunning with their red ski
Just delivered another beauty to a happy owner! * * * #leopardtortoise #tortoise #stigmochelyspardalis #pardalispardalis #pardalis #southafrica #southafrican #purelocality #southafricanleopardtortoise #wellestablished #wellestablishedtortoise #rodrig
The summer heat is here and Gaetano thinks morning naps under the tree with his ladies are the best. #sweetdreams #sweetprince #wakemewhenthesprinklerscomeon #naptime #catchingsomezzzs #strechedout #starfishstyle #galapagostortoise #gaetanogalap #ca
The little tiny twin Burmese star tortoise that hatched in March is still doing well! Eats anything I offer and is slowly putting on the grams. It’s larger egg mate is also doing well, just a bit smaller then the other clutch mates. 💚 * * * #b
Say hello to the first Galapagos hatchling of the year!!!! With only a handful of breeders in the US and no others in the state of California we are very excited for the opportunity to share this amazing species with others. * * * #galapagos #galapa
Everyone is unique, even tortoises! Here are few unique leopard tortoises we have this year. The jury is still out on what causes these phenotypic anomalies but the theory is a combination of incubation temperatures, humidity in the nest and genetic
After seeing the results of poaching first hand in Madagascar and meeting the people who dedicate their lives to protecting them this species is close to my heart and we are proud to be producing them in captivity to help take the pressure off the wi
The leopard tortoises waste no time devouring their lavatera, or tree mallow, flowers! #tongueouttuesday #feedmealltheflowers #mallowmonster #lavatera #treemallow #tortoisediet #varietyisthespiceoflife #leopardtortoise #southafricanleopardtortoise #s
Well established and over 100g these beauties are ready for their new homes! This South African locality of leopard tortoise is the larger variety available here in the US. They are also more cold weather tolerant then their northern counterpart, mak
It’s a happy Mother’s Day when I hatch an endangered species, Burmese Star tortoise, Geochelone platynota. Welcome to the world little one. 💚 #happymothersday #HappyMothersDay2022 #happyhatchday #endangered #endangeredspecies #endangere
Isabella Galapagos scratches are the best. #Galapagos #galapagostortoise #galapagos🐢 #isabellagalap #izzygalap #mygirl #cuteface #galapscratches #myheart
Sneak peek! Getting ready to load pictures of these beauties onto our website https://www.rodriguezchelonians.com (link in bio). Let me know if you see one (or two or three) you’d like or if you’d like to be on our waiting list for future
This handsome male radiated tortoise is looking for a new home in California! At 10-11” he’ll be ready to breed anytime.
Well that’s not a tortoise! 😳