Guess how rare an albino tortoise is? NOT RARE!!! At least relative to other animals, they are not extremely rare. They survive pretty well too, because like other turtles they have what protects them from predators: their tough shells. Albinism doesn’t seem to cause the degree of problems for turtles that it does for other animals, too.
They’re bred in captivity.
Think you might like to get a baby tortoise. Guess how long they live?
150 years. What’s the longest you could care for a pet? Not only that — guess how heavy they are? Over 200 pounds, some of them.