| Tim & Vicki Reiner In A Far Place |
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Tim and Vicki Reiner ٠ C.P. 111 ٠ 56.302-970 ٠ Petrolina, PE ٠ BRAZIL
Email: timandvicki@inafarplace.com Website: http://www.inafarplace.com
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Tim and Vicki Reiner ٠ C.P. 111 ٠ 56.302-970 ٠ Petrolina, PE ٠ BRAZIL
Email: timandvicki@inafarplace.com Website: http://www.inafarplace.com
Turtles in our backyard!
The Red-foot tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria)
living in our backyard are omnivorous. Their present
diet consists of fruit, vegetables, and dry dog food.
All three members of our motley crew are males. We
had a female at one time, but she disappeared
before we moved from our last house. Guess she
liked it better there! We had at least one clutch of
babies and it was so cool! The incubation period is
said to be somewhere between 105 to 202 days, with
an average of 150 days.
Red-footed tortoises (known as Cagado in
Northeastern Brazil) can live up to 50 years, maybe
more. They are native to Central and South America
and we have seen them in North American zoos.
Most active during the hot seasons, they become lazy
or dormant during our winter months of May, June,
July, and August. It´s a lot of fun to watch them on an
especially hot day playing in the water sprinkler on the
grass! They enjoy walking across the sprinkler and
resting their shell-bellies (the plastron) on top of the
spraying water. It´s just too cute!
Our turtles´ shells are about 12 inches long. We´ve
read that they can get as large as 16 inches and
weigh 30 lbs. The males have a concave plastron (flat
underside of the shell) and the females plastron is flat.
living in our backyard are omnivorous. Their present
diet consists of fruit, vegetables, and dry dog food.
All three members of our motley crew are males. We
had a female at one time, but she disappeared
before we moved from our last house. Guess she
liked it better there! We had at least one clutch of
babies and it was so cool! The incubation period is
said to be somewhere between 105 to 202 days, with
an average of 150 days.
Red-footed tortoises (known as Cagado in
Northeastern Brazil) can live up to 50 years, maybe
more. They are native to Central and South America
and we have seen them in North American zoos.
Most active during the hot seasons, they become lazy
or dormant during our winter months of May, June,
July, and August. It´s a lot of fun to watch them on an
especially hot day playing in the water sprinkler on the
grass! They enjoy walking across the sprinkler and
resting their shell-bellies (the plastron) on top of the
spraying water. It´s just too cute!
Our turtles´ shells are about 12 inches long. We´ve
read that they can get as large as 16 inches and
weigh 30 lbs. The males have a concave plastron (flat
underside of the shell) and the females plastron is flat.
For more information, visit the following sites -
www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/feeding_redfoots.html
exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesturtles/p/redfoottortoise.htm
www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHredfoot.htm
www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/feeding_redfoots.html
exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesturtles/p/redfoottortoise.htm
www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/RMHPages/RMHredfoot.htm
