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Garden State Tortoise @UCYzqdqymxKfHTUUrLHHiBrA@youtube.com

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Garden State Tortoise
1 day ago - 4.6K likes

Found this photo of Otis when we hit 100K subs on YouTube! They don’t give out plaques for 500K so I figured why not reuse this one. 😂 Thank you all again for 500,000 subscribers on YouTube. We love you all. 🙏🏻

Garden State Tortoise
2 days ago - 5.3K likes

Thank you for 500,000 subscribers on YouTube!
Our lives with these animals and filming as much as we can has been a ride that’s taken us to places that we just could have never fathomed. It feels like last week we were just thanking everyone for 10,000 subs and now here we are. For more than 30 years (13 of them with Casey), turtles, tortoises and other reptiles have been the deepest passion for me but not in my wildest dreams did I think any of what’s been happening could be possible. What means the most to us is education and to see the traction the videos and the channel are getting as we travel, build, teach and dream bigger each day, is so humbling. Thank you for watching, liking, commenting, sharing, reaching out, saying hi, buying merch and for joining us on this wild adventure. Cheers to so much more to come.

❤️Chris, Casey & all the animals of GST 🐢 🦎 🐍

Garden State Tortoise
5 days ago - 3.9K likes

We have so much to share from our recent, epic trip overseas with great friends. To start, here’s a few photos taken by Tony Monahan (“Turtle Lovers Guidebook”) in England as we filmed one of several videos. These are from Eleanor Tirtasana’s incredible center (she’s the mastermind behind the entire journey) before we headed to France.

Stay tuned because the first full video drops on YouTube tomorrow at 8am EST! ✌🏻

Garden State Tortoise
1 week ago - 3.2K likes

Saying goodbye to your animals is very, very hard.
Watch our latest: https://youtu.be/_BEDsXczz30?si=Nxqix...

Garden State Tortoise
1 week ago - 2.1K likes

Filming in Corsica has come to a close. It’s off to France now for the last leg of this epic trip. There’s no point in trying to explain the last few days because it wouldn’t do any justice. Next level videos coming to YouTube. Stay tuned. ✌🏻🐢❤️

Garden State Tortoise
1 week ago - 5K likes

Over here in France we’re celebrating #worldturtleday with some icon people in the world of chelonians and of course with some amazing animals like this jaw-dropping Sudanese sulcata tortoise! He’s Galapagos tortoise-MASSIVE and lives the good life with our friends at @acupulatta! If you haven’t visited this place, you haven’t seen anything yet. It’s absolutely mind blowing! 🤯 HAPPY WORLD TURTLE DAY! 🌎🐢

Garden State Tortoise
2 weeks ago - 7.2K likes

We regret to inform you all that Bubbles, the severely neglected leopard tortoise has passed away.
If you’d like to watch our latest, we promise it isn’t all sad and there’s some valuable, positive information in it as well, including the arrival of a new leopard tortoise. Thank you all for rooting for Bubbles. ❤️
Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/R7otiXMTPjQ?si=wMd4l...

Garden State Tortoise
3 weeks ago - 7.2K likes

Well, we’ve got some news to share with you all today!

First, our latest video is now out and you will not want to miss it, click here to watch now: https://youtu.be/NmFWZarqeNI?si=1ejxc...

Second, in less than a week we will be in the UK 🇬🇧 to speak at the European Turtle Alliance conference!! If you’d like to attend, all info can be found here: tortoiseclub.wufoo.com/forms/european-turtle-allia…

Lastly, we can’t believe it but we’re only 1,500 subscribers away from HALF A MILLION!! 🤯 Let’s gooo!

Love you all,
Chris & Casey ❤️🐢

Garden State Tortoise
4 weeks ago - 3.3K likes

Giant tortoise rescue + how to build an easy outdoor tortoise enclosure! It’s all in our latest right here: https://youtu.be/7v4wAMPA9JE?si=9CYgo...

Garden State Tortoise
1 month ago - 5.4K likes

Good evening from your one and only. ❤️😎