Well,Ware should I start.You want CB,that is good,but why want to end imports? If you do then years from now captive born tortoises would all be related and become week.Take a long time you say!NO!I have produced F2 or second generation tortoises And I can tell you they are NO MATCH for animals born from wild collected tortoises.It will take quite awile to produce STRONG offspring without new blood.The poor adult tortoise that is plucked out of the wild for the pet trade never had it so good.I've worked with huge shipments of wild cought turtles that were confiscated while on their way to China for food.This was one of thousands going their every week!It was 4.5 TONS!thats right TONS.So,the pet trade isnt perfect but some have a chance.The others are sold in markets and butchered alive.Be carfull what you ask for.The Goveronment is trying VERY HARD to stop everyone from owning wild animals.Go to the LAW & Regulation forum and get up to date on whats going on,or we wont have any animals to talk about.I'll give my name Vic Morgan......pic live free or die....out

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