Aaron Johnson joined me last evening to talk about the Bell's Hingeback Tortoise and his experiences managing TINC, Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis, in Tortoises.
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Aaron Johnson wasn't able to attend TTPG in person but he put together a succinct presentation detailing his efforts to manage a population of Kenyan-exported Kinixys belliana infected with TINC. It's an amazing, must-see TV for all tortoise owners, not just those that are Kinixys nuts like me!
I've been keeping western hingeback's (Kinixys nogueyi) for over 21 years. As many of you know, they haven't been allowed to be imported to the USA since 2000 after they were found to carry a tick that could transmit heartwater disease to cattle.
Now, they are extremely rare in the U.S., and...