Hi,
I first fell in love with the Egyptian tortoise at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, IL a few years ago. I was back visiting this weekend and now they have two Egyptians and had crickets in the tiny enclosure. I have done quite a bit of research on this amazing species and was quite surprised to see the protein (crickets) in their enclosure. There was also hay which one guy was chomping on (yay), but the entire enclosure is super tiny and there is no hide. I am worried about the crickets, no hide and tiny space....
Does anyone know the reptile keepers at the Brookfield Zoo? Hoping they are taking better care of them than I saw this weekend. I think there is another zoo keeper on this forum. Thoughts? Should I contact the zoo? I figured you all would have valued input.
A fellow animal lover,
Ann
I first fell in love with the Egyptian tortoise at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, IL a few years ago. I was back visiting this weekend and now they have two Egyptians and had crickets in the tiny enclosure. I have done quite a bit of research on this amazing species and was quite surprised to see the protein (crickets) in their enclosure. There was also hay which one guy was chomping on (yay), but the entire enclosure is super tiny and there is no hide. I am worried about the crickets, no hide and tiny space....
Does anyone know the reptile keepers at the Brookfield Zoo? Hoping they are taking better care of them than I saw this weekend. I think there is another zoo keeper on this forum. Thoughts? Should I contact the zoo? I figured you all would have valued input.
A fellow animal lover,
Ann