Speke’s Hingeback tortoises are likely the heartiest and most personable of the 6 African hinge- backed tortoise species.

Only growing to about7.5 elevation, they’re an excellent apartment/ condo species.

Also known as the Savanna hinge- reverse

,they are plant in a wide range of rocky to tropical territories from Mozambique to South Africa, including nearly all of Zimbabwe.
and lots of differing color variations
– and breeding sized grown-ups show hints of pinks and blues on their heads andnecks.

There are substantially beasties, but they also appreciate the occasional( once a week) crawler or nonentity

– ours suchlike night dawdlers, along with a regular diet of lettuce and other flora, unheroic & green squash,

tomato, cactus & indeed pumpkin and some mushrooms.

Veritably easy to keep, this friendly little tortoise species is fading in numerous corridor of it’s range,

Geographic range of Speke’s hingeback tortoise 

Speke’s hinge- reverse tortoise is plant in East Africa from Uganda and Kenya south to Swaziland,

coming to Mozambique and Zululand. Its range extends westwards as far as the seacoast of Angola.

Habitat

K. spekii inhabits leas and dry backcountry with rocky areas.

It tends to inhabit further wooded areas during the dry season, and to move out into the leas when the summer rains come.

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spekii feeds on small flowers, leaves, lawn, sauces, succulents and fungi. It also eats draggers and other small pets, having a special preference for millipedes.
Reproduction

Ladies ofK. spekii lay a small clutch of two to four eggs in the summer.

It tends to inhabit further wooded areas during the dry season, and to move out into the leas when the summer rains come.

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It took a lot of years – but here we go: Platinum Yellow Leucistic Red Foot Tortoise

The Platinum Yellow Leucistic Red Foot Tortoise has no coloration in on it’s shell at all

– nothing but the bright white/yellow you see in the photographs top and bottom.

It’s eyes are jet black, and it’s scales are a very light gray and a striking bright orange.

There have been a few nice hypo Red Foots over the years – but nothing even close to this tortoise…it just may be one in a million…

It’s too early to tell – but it’s plastron gives the impression of a male – either way, imagine the breeding possibilities

– particularly if the trait turns out to be dominant…

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This shockingly light colored tortoise is in excellent health, it behaves just like a normal colored Red Footed Tortoises who’s species description follows:

Red-footed Tortoises are the inhabitants of the exotic Jungles of the Caribbean, central and south America.

They are quite intelligent, they have good memory and learn rapidly where and when food is available; and where shelter and basking is to be found.

They have a strong sense of smell, and their sense of touch includes even the slightest contact with their shell.

Grasses, clover hay, dark, leafy greens, (except for spinach) cactus, carrots and mixed vegetables are all good for Red-footed Tortoises.

Sweet, red fruits are their favorites. Supplements that are high in calcium and low in phosphorus, are best for this hearty species.

Red-footed Tortoises do very well in community settings. With a little extra care, hatchlings thrive with other tortoises.

Shallow, warm water soaking every third day, a warm basking spot and plenty of food is the key for these pretty starter tortoises.

Red-footed Tortoises are one of the most popular species kept the world over

– and once you begin working with them, it’s easy to see why.

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