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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Anthony receives another Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides For more on theTurtleRoom’s Common Spider Tortoise project, please visit the Project Page for the species. The Common Spider Tortoise, Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides, is a very small terrestrial species from Madagascar that has a dark carapace with an attractive, yellow, “spider-web” pattern. This subspecies of Spider Tortoise has a plastron which is free from markings, and has a hinge
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John and Tony bring you the The Pondcast, Episode 7 – Conservation Daydreaming. This show was created to tackle topics related to herpetoculture, for hobbyists who are looking for some discussion related to their unique interests. John and Tony have decades of combined hands on experience with turtles, tortoises, lizards, snakes, and amphibians. Conservation, field herping, legislature, literature, captive husbandry, expos, websites, and other topics
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theTurtleRoom partners with Turtle Survival Alliance working with Cuora flavomarginata Anthony introduces a new project of theTurtleRoom — an assurance colony project in collaboration with the Turtle Survival Alliance and the Cuora flavomarginata Taxon Management Group. The Chinese Yellow Margined Box Turtle, Cuora flavomarginata, is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN Redlist. The animals we are keeping are still owned by the TSA.
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theTurtleRoom Hatches another Geoemyda spengleri, now as part of the AZA Studbook Late last night, as I prepared for lights out in my turtle room, I decided to check my incubation container which contained our Vietnamese Black Breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) eggs once last time for the day. Throughout the course of the incubation of this two egg clutch, our first for this species,
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In this video, Anthony shares the sad, yet uplifting story of survival and recovery that is his Pacific Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) project. The turtles have been battling an epic case of shell rot, which was discovered days after their acquisition, and has seemed insurmountable at times. However, in recent months, the turtles have recovered, and their progress and story is detailed here. For more
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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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Anthony shares the release of a clutch of rescued Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina). This is the final video in a 3-part series. Part 1 – Saving a Snapping Turtle Nest Part 2 – 28 Snapping Turtles Hatch
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Anthony videos the hatching of a rescued Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) nest. He walks you through the acclimation of the turtles and provides details of the entire process they have been through over the past couple days.
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