Our radiated tortoises got a clean bill of health during their physicals this year. They have moved inside for the winter, and that’s where all the pictures below were taken. When warm enough, they will head outside again, but for now, you can come see them in the Indoor Viewing area on the Lemur Deck.Read more
Posts tagged: #Radiated Tortoise
Animals Eating
I posted recently about the skunk’s nail trim, and the radiated tortoises eating. I caught Betty rabbit eating recently… Figured I would share all three snips in one post:Read more
QuikPics: Tortoises Eating
Enjoy these quick snips of two of our five radiated tortoises snacking on some lettuce.Read more
QuikPics: Radiated Tortoise Health Checks
Dr. Vanderford checked out the radiated tortoises yesterday during Vet Rounds. Animal Care Specialist Janine had to manage the five tortoises. You would think it would be easy, but tortoises come quickly when strawberries are involved. Janine corralled the tortoises– allowing for an easy check for everyone involved.Read more
Shell casting follow-up
Remember when we did a cast of a radiated tortoise shell? Well, the cast of the shell should be arriving this week. Take a sneak peak:Read more
Tortoise Shell Casting
Our Explore the Wild exhibit area has wonderful native and exotic animals to take in and enjoy. At each location we have “interactives” for people to get up-close with. It might be scat at bears or fur at wolves and bird calls at the Wetland Overlook. Each item helps people to connect with the animals and build a relationship with something one cannot touch, or sometimes even see. We’ve been trying to get a tortoise shell at Lemur/Tortoise Overlook sinceRead more