I started about 50 years ago and at that time, hundreds and thousands of tortoises were imported from Greece and Yugoslavia. And they were sold or holiday makers brought them back from their holidays. And usually, after a few months, the new owners had enough of the tortoises and brought them to the zoo. And I selected the Western Hermans tortoises, which is a rarer subspecies than the one from Greece. And of course, the natural keeping is not fulfilled without breeding, so it’s very clear that I want to breed them as well.
