Yes they can! When a male breeds with a female the offspring will have a mix of genes from the mother and father, and the offspring will be a mix of both sexes. However if there are no males around for the females to mate with, well.... life goes on... Genetically Identically. And the offspring...
Yes they're phasmids, in the order Phasmatode. They are insects, the two legs in front count. They just stretch them out and put them together to resemble a stick. I can't imagine doing that for so long 🤣
Also something that's really interesting - many species of phasmids, including the giant...
Awesome critters. Id imagine they're much more common than we think, we just hardly see them because of their amazing camouflage. Just like mantids, late summer and into fall is the best time to find them because they're adults and are much larger than in the spring and summer. I spotted this...
They used to, but I decided they were getting too big to cohabitate. They're each in their own 50 gallon tubs for now. They're not really social critters and I noticed they actually eat better separately.. anyways I've plans to move them to spacious outdoor enclosures with secure lids as soon as...
Sounds good, I'll take a look at them on Amazon, thanks. Yeah they're both very friendly, although the small one, Kōan is more gentle, introverted and a bit lazy. Her big sis Kismet is crazy active, not shy of anybody, and has a voracious appetite. They're both really unique personalities.
Yes, the small one is 89 grams and the big one is over 130 grams. My current kitchen gram scale can no longer weigh the big one, she's over the maximum. I'm open to gram scale recommendations, lol
So long story short, I found two box turtle eggs next to their dead mother on the road in front of my house. I took them indoors, cleaned them up and I incubated them and to my surprise they actually hatched. They are doing great, eating well. Hiding a lot. They're just very special turtles to...