I wanted to start this topic for discussion as well to inquire on keepers out there.
I am pretty well versed in keeping the clads of chelonoidis carbonaria in our vast collection specific to origin and range originally imported from. But I am not very well versed on the clads(or sub clads even) of eastern and some extend into the range of northeastern foundin Brazil. I know there are 5 possibly more of the. Brazilian clads.
Manny see "dwarf" to "giant" cherry heads. But really they are of different locale throughout the vast landscape of Brazil. Some are new tropical, savanna, and even dry thorn brush semi arid dwellers.
I have had my male cherry head for 15 years now since it had it's egg tooth. The female paired with him died after tunneling under the greenhouse and was not found unfortunately until the structure was demoed. So I have lost the suitable clad specific female for him.
He is what you would call a "dwarf" very small only at almost 9" straight length and fully functional at breeding. I feel his growth was next to perfect for a captive specimen. His growth lines are beginning to smooth like a polished bowling ball. Which is typical in older specimens or wild collected specimens.
Anyways I would really like to find a female for him. But I'm not after any just "cherry head" I want him paired with a cladding to his territory.
Interested to hear others views on this. I have failed to find documents or PDF studies on detailed clads within Brazil alone. Perhaps peter Pritchard might be a good source to contact.
@N2TORTS @cdmay @allegraf @Madkins007
I'll get pics of him up soon.
I am pretty well versed in keeping the clads of chelonoidis carbonaria in our vast collection specific to origin and range originally imported from. But I am not very well versed on the clads(or sub clads even) of eastern and some extend into the range of northeastern foundin Brazil. I know there are 5 possibly more of the. Brazilian clads.
Manny see "dwarf" to "giant" cherry heads. But really they are of different locale throughout the vast landscape of Brazil. Some are new tropical, savanna, and even dry thorn brush semi arid dwellers.
I have had my male cherry head for 15 years now since it had it's egg tooth. The female paired with him died after tunneling under the greenhouse and was not found unfortunately until the structure was demoed. So I have lost the suitable clad specific female for him.
He is what you would call a "dwarf" very small only at almost 9" straight length and fully functional at breeding. I feel his growth was next to perfect for a captive specimen. His growth lines are beginning to smooth like a polished bowling ball. Which is typical in older specimens or wild collected specimens.
Anyways I would really like to find a female for him. But I'm not after any just "cherry head" I want him paired with a cladding to his territory.
Interested to hear others views on this. I have failed to find documents or PDF studies on detailed clads within Brazil alone. Perhaps peter Pritchard might be a good source to contact.
@N2TORTS @cdmay @allegraf @Madkins007
I'll get pics of him up soon.
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