Category: Turtle & Tortoise Breeding

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30 Western Swamp Tortoises, Australia’s Most Critically Endangered Reptile, Released Into Wild

30 Western Swamp Tortoises, Australia’s Most Critically Endangered Reptile, Released Into Wild

More than 1,040 western swamp tortoises have been successfully bred as part of Western Shield, a breeding program to bolster the wild populations of t [...]
Northern River Terrapins in India's Sundarbans National Tiger Sanctuary

Northern River Terrapins in India's Sundarbans National Tiger Sanctuary

The Sundarbans, located between India and Bangladesh, because of a physical environment that includes saltwater crocodiles, numerous insects and a lar [...]
Zoo Knoxville Successfully Hatches a Black-breasted Leaf Turtle

Zoo Knoxville Successfully Hatches a Black-breasted Leaf Turtle

Zoo Knoxville first successfully hatched a black-breasted leaf turtle back in 2005. [...]
Aussie Teen Helps Raise Funds for New Western Swamp Tortoise Breeding Facility

Aussie Teen Helps Raise Funds for New Western Swamp Tortoise Breeding Facility

Andrew Triglavcanin, a 13-year-old from Perth, Australia has raised $400 for a new breeding facility for the western swamp tortoise (Pseudemydura umbr [...]
Keeping The Radiated Tortoise

Keeping The Radiated Tortoise

Captive breeding makes the critically endangered radiated tortoise available to enthusiasts. There is no vertebrate group facing greater survi [...]
Bog Turtle Breeding

Bog Turtle Breeding

The bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) is a small and charismatic species. Captive bred animals are easy to care for and easy to breed. This spe [...]
Asian Box Turtle Care Tips And Breeding Notes

Asian Box Turtle Care Tips And Breeding Notes

Cuora amboinensis is not shy, and this turtle typically makes a very entertaining and active pet. [...]
Spine Turtle Hatches At Prague Zoo

Spine Turtle Hatches At Prague Zoo

Zoo is second facility in Europe to successfully hatch Heosemys spinosa. [...]
Leopard Tortoise Care And Breeding Tips

Leopard Tortoise Care And Breeding Tips

Stigmochelys pardalis will thrive in captivity and become very personable pets. [...]
Painted Terrapin Breeding

Painted Terrapin Breeding

Breeding the unusual and interesting painted terrapin. [...]
Red-Footed Tortoise Breeding

Red-Footed Tortoise Breeding

Information on breeding red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis [Geochelone] carbonaria). [...]

Overharvesting The Pig-Nosed Turtle

Scientists study the overharvesting of the pig-nosed turtle. [...]
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