Seychelles Giant Tortoises
Thu, Aug 26th 2010, 21:19
Get to know our Giant Seychelles Tortoises @ Chalets Anse Forbans
Giant Tortoises in the Seychelles
At Chalets Anse Forbans we are pleased to introduce you to our favourite four legged friends:
Jean Baptise, Josephine, Coco, Savage,Toby And Tortie. They are all our Aldabra Giant Tortoises and can be found at Chalets Anse Forbans.
And now abit more information on the Seychelles Giant Tortoises:
Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Scientific name -Dipsochelys Dussumieri
Length up to: 1-4m
Weight up to: 250kgs
Identification: Unmistakable: A huge slow moving tortoise( you can say that again!). Individuals may live for over 100 years.
Description: A very large tortoise with a high domed, dark grey brown carapace and very thick, wrinkled greyish skin. Males are larger than females, with a longer tail and a depression on their underside. The front legs are club-shaped and the back legs are thick and sturdy in order to support the considerable weight of the body (up to 250kgs). The head is large and blunt, on a long, thick retractable neck. The eyes are dark and the nostrils are large and uppermost on the head.
Voice: When frightened tortoises quickly pull their heads into their shell, making a hissing sound as they expel air from their lungs. Males roar loudly during copulation, females are silent.
Behaviour: Most active during the cooler parts of the day, particularly early in the morning and late afternoon, seeking shade and resting during the heat of the day. They are entirely herbivorous. At Chalets Anse Forbans we feed our tortoises grass, fruit and their favourite is the jamlac from the garden. Do feel free to feed the tortoise but watch out they do have teeth!! Aldabra Giant Land Tortoises can swim well but only walk slowly on land. Individuals rarely socialise other than during mating.
Breeding: Mating normally occurs towards the end of the northwest monsoon (February- May) with eggs laying occurring during the drier south east monsoon ( June-Sept). Females lay 10-25 eggs in a nest- hole excavated at night and covered with sand. The eggs take 70-160 days to hatch depending on the temperature and the 70mm long hatchlings emerge at night.
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