I've posted a new blog on my website:
Tortoises Through the Eyes of a Biologist: What Can Wild Tortoises Tell Us About Our Pets? Part I - Evolutionary History
Over a four-part series of blogs, I discuss aspects of the biology of wild tortoises – including evolutionary history, life history...
My male erosa does this, too (rubbing his gular against objects). My guess is he's 'blowing off steam' so to speak, perhaps because his blood testosterone levels are high and he's looking for a fight with another male.
A new book on the Gopherus tortoises - Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises - will be available on July 3rd, 2014 from amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1421413779/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20). Providing the first comprehensive treatment of North America’s tortoises, Biology and...
What the article doesn't say, which leads me to believe it's completely biased and not a news story, is that Bundy promised a 'range war' with the BLM, invited like-minded folks to come support him in his war, and that his supporters threatened violence against the federal agents who were...
I'm keeping this guy in a 48" wide x 24" deep x 12" tall Boaphile snake cage that I converted to an indoor tortoise enclosure. The substrate is moist coconut coir, and I've installed a UV A/B light inside. It stays very moist in this enclosure. I have another one I use for my baby red-footed...
I'm very excited about the new addition to my family - a hatchling Forsten's tortoise from ATC! I'm especially impressed with the size of this hatchling - his carapace length is around 65 mm..
Thanks for the comments and questions. I'm definfitely lucky to have gotten involved with the species, and there's some interesting research questions to be asked. We'll essentially be looking at gene flow rates at a local level, and population relationships at the full species distribution...