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seasonal rotation of store bought greens, mulberry, dandelion, cactus, mazuri , sweet potatoes , Mushrooms , occasional strawberries and papaya spring mix.

All research points out that consumption of cattle scat containing dung beetle larva is observed in the wild. In 2023 I increased the protein content in the pyxis diet by adding ground up dry lava , and was surprisingly disappointed at the outcome!. Ova production was up by almost 20% but the...

forgot to mention , as far as a timeline they are usually slowing down by Thanksgiving , and get active around march(Easter). I use these to holidays as my timeline .

hi Tom, our nights are in the high 30-40 F these days and i notice the females out and about during the day time, with minimal grazing. The males go down hard for the most part and remain in the night boxes. Interestingly the daytime temps are upwards of 55 degrees in the boxes . Two males...

Hi all, i keep many a species that require proper brumation. Over the past decades I have kept species of Chelonia warmer than their wild range ( i live in the Phoenix area) this resulted with fertility issues . In my opinion it is extremely important to get a good understanding as to the wild...

The larger looks male. The small one has a better chance of being a female, Time will tell. Congratulations!! It’s such a privilege to work with them.

Congrats, on your Planicauda!! Looks like they are 24 moth olds? please post some plastron pics, lets have the community guess the sex on them,

Dan quit hoarding them!!!

Tom have you unearthed the sensors you placed around the nest sites last year? Eager to see your data.

after years of hard work I produced my first Geomydea japonica (Black Breast Leaf Turtle) hatchling!! A dream come true. But sadly the little hatchling lasted just a few hours . Just a serene example of unexplainable incidence that keeps you scratching your head !!! Hopefully I will be able to...

Congratulations Dan!!!

Agree with Bill Z, young hatchlings would be your best bet. I have been buying up every one I can get my hands on for the past 10 years , adults are almost impossible to find.

Please add me to Arizona Breeder List.

Great Job buddy!!

Hopefully in March/April 2020