Tortoises at the Bronx Zoo in NY

[WillB]

My wife and I went to the Bronx Zoo last weekend in New York. They have quite a variety of tortoises on display. I believed we' saw redfoots, aldabras, spider tortoises, egyptians, radiated, bell's hingeback tortoises, and pancake tortoises. The Bronx Zoo has the most variety of tortoises I've seen from any zoo I've visited so far.

They DO house their hatchlings in a wet enclosed chamber so that's nice and I didn't see too many pyramiding on the tortoises. Their reptile collection is nice. If any members is ever in New York and is looking for something fun to do I highly recommend!

 

[Tim Carlisle]

I go to the Cincinnati Zoo every now and again JUST to watch the tortoises. I sit there for hours and never move. I think people think I'm nutz. lol

 

[WillB]

Can't agree more lol! Tim, I stood in front of the Aldabras for a good 10 minute straight and other visitors are trying to see if they missed anything in the range they didn't see. Nope, I'm just staring at the same tortoise for 10 minutes!

 

[sheldo]

I go to the Cincinnati Zoo every now and again JUST to watch the tortoises. I sit there for hours and never move. I think people think I'm nutz. lol

arent we all a little crazy about our tortoises

 

[sheldo]

I want to go here so badly but I live in Hawaii and also I don't think I could find someone to watch sheldo.

 

[wellington]

arent we all a little crazy about our tortoises

Yep, Absolutely!

 

[wellington]

I want to go here so badly but I live in Hawaii and also I don't think I could find someone to watch sheldo.

You live in Hawaii, I don't feel sorry for you. Lol

 

[sheldo]

You live in Hawaii, I don't feel sorry for you. Lol

no dont get me wrong great place to raise a tortoise but there isnt many places to go beside that one disney hotel on the other side of the island i live on and even if i wanted to go i have no one to watch sheldo

 

[Blackdog1714]

I went to the Tampa zoo in 2019 and got the upgrade package for the sloth and aldabras. So worth it and that is a Galopogos juvenile butt! Wife was too busy petting aldabras to take a photo. Sadly they could use abigger pen but otherwise doing well. Sloth is sport animal- they can sleep with food in their mouth

 

[TammyJ]

I spent almost all my time at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney just mesmerised by the Komodo Dragon! Blown away.

 

[wellington]

no dont get me wrong great place to raise a tortoise but there isnt many places to go beside that one disney hotel on the other side of the island i live on and even if i wanted to go i have no one to watch sheldo

That's the island, Oahu, we have vacationed on many times. Love it there.

 

[sheldo]

That's the island, Oahu, we have vacationed on many times. Love it there.

its good in some areas just never go to the home areas and business areas to many hobos

 

[wellington]

its good in some areas just never go to the home areas and business areas to many hobos

Funny you say that. The only time we ran across some "hobos" was years ago on Waikiki, before it got built up the way it is now. I don't like what they did to it, so we have been going to the North Shore to stay.

 

[sheldo]

Funny you say that. The only time we ran across some "hobos" was years ago on Waikiki, before it got built up the way it is now. I don't like what they did to it, so we have been going to the North Shore to stay.

ok that's nice North Shore is a nice place to go surfing.

 

[TammyJ]

ok that's nice North Shore is a nice place to go surfing.

But who watches Sheldo when you're surfing?

 

[sheldo]

But who watches Sheldo when you're surfing?

I only go for a little when I say go to the hotel or somewhere i meant for a couple of days i would go there if i could but i only go for a little when i go surfing.
i could ask my friend Keahi to watch him but I don't think he would want to he isn't that big of a tortoise fan.