Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle Archives

111 Days in the Making…

October 8, 2014 / Project Updates, Husbandry / Leave a Comment

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 incubation period, brought on by a lower temperature regiment. Fluctuating room temperatures between 69 and 74 degrees were utilized […]

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Hatchling Vietnamese Black Breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri)

Geoemyda spengleri Hatchling Update

November 27, 2013 / Project Updates, Videos / Leave a Comment

Growth updates on Vietnamese Black Breasted Leaf Turtles For more on theTurtleRoom’s Geoemyda spengleri project, please visit the Project Page for this species. This video depicts our two hatchling Spengs for a side by side comparison, and update regarding their growth and activity levels thus far. These turtles were part of a two egg clutch that hatched in September 2013.

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How to Build a Land Turtle Habitat – DIY Habitat

September 6, 2013 / Habitats, Indoor Habitats, Videos / 3 Comments

Anthony shows you how to build a land turtle habitat as he discusses the recent construction of a small terrestrial habitat. This design can be used for many Tortoises, Box Turtles, and other terrestrial turtle species. This particular design was used for Geoemyda spengleri (Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle). We get many of our habitat supplies from NE Herp. To see each new video as it

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