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red foot tortoise book

cornsnakes Aug 29, 2004 05:04 PM

is there a book on the care of red foot tortoises?
or are we stuck with the all in one books out there.
looking for the best info out there to help me to give my red foot colony the best I can.
Chris

Replies (2)

EJ Aug 29, 2004 07:27 PM

For natural history...

TURTLES OF VENEZUELA
Pritchard, Peter and Pedro Trebbau

MOSKOVITS, D. K. (1985): The Behavior and Ecology of the two Amazonian Tortoises Geochelone carbonaria and Geochelone denticulata in Northwestern Brazil. – Chicago (Diss. Univ. Chicago), 328 S.

Husbandry...

Practical Care And Maintence Of The Redfoot Tortoise Geochelone Carbonaria In Captivity By Mike Pingleton

these are the titles I'd look for.
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Ed
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Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care

cornsnakes Aug 29, 2004 07:43 PM

Thanks to both of you for your help.
I will be attending the show at Tinnley park in Oct. and hopefully a vender there will have some of the books you have mentioned.
Chris

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