Galapagos Tortoise

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Each adult male Galapagos tortoise for sale can weigh 600 pounds or more, making this species the largest living tortoise in the world. Females often weight about 250 pounds. The tortoises’ shells grow in a honeycomb structure, which drastically reduces the weight of the shells and allows the animals to walk. They have thick, strong legs that are built for moving their heavy bodies. Their front legs are slight turned inward, which means they never walk completely straight forward. Likely due to their size, they generally prefer to scoot and push forward instead of raising themselves off the ground and walking. They do not have teeth, but their bony, beak-like mouth is ideal for munching on vegetation.

Young and Family

Galapagos tortoises begin reproducing when they are about 20 to 25 years old. After mating, a female will travel to a nesting area, dig a small hole, and lay eggs in the hole before covering it up. A female will lay two to 16 eggs. Once they hatch, the newly emerged tortoises are on their own. They will have to climb up and out of their covered holes and then fend for themselves once they have emerged.