Rare tortoises species for sale will always be more expensive. For example Egyptian tortoises are amazing little creatures, however, they lay 1-2 eggs per clutch. For this reason, the Egyptian tortoise price is typically around 1000.00 or more. Because Egyptian tortoises are nearly extinct in the wild, it is only thru captive breeding programs, like ours here at turtle store, that Egyptian tortoises are for sale today.