theTurtleRoom News, Project Updates
Western Hermann’s Tortoise North American Regional Studbook, 4th Edition
Steve and Chris release the studbook’s 4th edition.
We are proud to announce the release of the 4th edition of the Western Hermann’s Tortoise North American Regional Studbook. Significant changes have been made as a result of new genetic information regarding the species. The studbook is …
Project Updates, Research and Conservation, In the Field, Chelonian Conservation: Behind the Exhibit
Protecting Diamondback Terrapins
Chris Leone from Garden State Tortoise and theTurtleRoom discusses an exciting new in-situ project on which we are diligently working. Terrapins choose to live in areas that are very desirable for humans as living and vacationing spots, which makes roadways a very dangerous place at …
theTurtleRoom News, Project Updates, In the Field
tTR and NAFTRG Join Forces for Monitoring Project
Guest Jordan Gray discusses theTurtleRoom’s first official in-situ conservation effort, a collaboration with TSA’s NAFTRG.
What do you get when you add a group of gung-ho turtle enthusiasts, hours of satellite reconnaissance, hundreds of emails, permit applications and cool montane streams? Wood turtles…and a gaggle of …
theTurtleRoom News, Project Updates
Western Hermann’s Tortoise North American Regional Studbook, 3rd Edition
Steve and Chris release the studbook’s 3rd Edition.
We are proud to announce the release of the 3rd edition of the Western Hermann’s Tortoise North American Regional Studbook. Once again, there are new founder animals and plenty of new offspring listed in the studbook. Within the …
Project Updates, Husbandry
111 Days in the Making…
theTurtleRoom hatches a robust Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle Geoemyda spengleri after a record-length incubation period.
Hatched last week, this little turtle was the largest and most world-ready hatchling Geoemyda spengleri theTurtleRoom has produced. At 7.4 grams, he burst from the egg following a team-record 111 day …
theTurtleRoom News, Project Updates
Western Hermann’s Tortoise North American Regional Studbook, 2nd Edition
theTurtleRoom and Garden State Tortoise, LLC release the Western Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni) North American Regional Studbook, 2nd Edition.
We are proud to announce the release of the 2nd edition of the Western Hermann’s Tortoise North American Regional Studbook. Updated with new, legal imports and …
Project Updates
Albino Musk Turtle Breeding
Gerard shares footage of his albino Stinkpot Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus breeding
Project Updates, Videos
Gerard Hatches a Rare Gem
One of the first ever hatchings of the rare African Dwarf Mud Turtle Pelusios nanus in the United States
In this impressive video, one can admire the diminutive size of this newborn representative of one of the smallest chelonian species on the planet. Gerard shares the …
Project Updates
Albino Box Turtle Copulation
Gerard shares footage of his albino female Terrapene carolina carolina with a normal male
There is no better reward for a turtle keeper than that experienced when producing healthy hatchlings. Gerard works with many rare morphs, in addition to his conservation centered projects. He has a …