Joe S

Joe is no longer part of the tTR team. What follows is his old bio from before he left the team. Joe is a Husbandry Specialist, working privately to develop quality, detailed captive breeding programs of carefully selected turtle and tortoise specimens in an effort to meet theTurtleRoom's conservation goals. He also participates in the development of theTurtleRoom's educational resources. Joe lives in Minnesota and currently working with terrestrial turtles and tortoises like The Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii obsti) and a few species of aquatic turtles. Joe is a member of the Turtle Survival Alliance and Turtle & Tortoise Preservation Group as well as TurtleForum.com, TortoiseForum.org and TortoiseBoard.comwhere he can be found on all as Joe_S.

Custom vivariums designed by Joe of theTurtleRoom for Geoemyda spengleri (Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle)

Custom Vivarium Build, Part 4

The Fog Rolls In

Joe shares the final installment in his custom vivarium build series. Watch as Joe, Husbandry Specialist, explains how he designed and built his new custom Geoemyda spengleri (Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle) vivariums. This is the final part of the series. Part 1: Making a False Bottom Part 2: Creating a Live Background Part 3: Indoor Thunderstorm

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Custom vivariums designed by Joe of theTurtleRoom for Geoemyda spengleri (Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle)

Custom Vivarium Build, Part 3

Indoor Thunderstorm

Joe shares part 3 in his custom vivarium build series. Watch as Joe, Husbandry Specialist, explains how he designed and built his new custom Geoemyda spengleri (Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle) vivariums. This is Part 3. If you missed Part 1 – Making a False Bottom, you can see it here and Part 2 – Creating a Live Background can be seen here. Check back later

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Juvenile Male Geoemyda spengleri (Vietnamese Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle) - Denver Zoo

A Denver Zoo Surprise

Joe visits the Denver Zoo on May 19, 2014 and gets a surprise off-exhibit experience. When I head home to Colorado, I try to make it to the Denver Zoo at least a few times a year. It is always exciting seeing the changes in the zoo – especially, when it includes a new chelonian addition. Recently, I was visiting family in Denver and decided

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Adult Cuora mouhotii obsti (Southern Keeled Box Turtle) Habitat

Cuora mouhotii obsti: Acclimation and Care

Joe details the acclimation and care of Cuora mouhotii obsti (Southern Keeled Box Turtles). I believe that creating and maintaining a proper enclosure, as cloase as possible to the natural environment of the species, greatly increases the chance for a successful acclimation and healthy, happy turtles. To pursue this goal, I split my group into three enclosures; one for each of the two males and

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Adult Cuora mouhotii obsti (Southern Keeled Box Turtle)

Cuora mouhotii obsti Acclimation: The Quarantine Period

Joe details a mostly-successful quarantine and acclimation of a freshly imported group of Cuora mouhotii obsti (Southern Keeled Box Turtles). Generally speaking, most of the captive stock in the United States of Cuora mouhotii obsti comes from importation. As a result, how soon one is able to obtain the animals from the importers is crucial for their long-term survival. The longer they sit with importers

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