By Bruce Schundler
Diamond Back Turtles in NJ
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We had heard about the use of vermiculite in raising Diamond Back turtles in New Jersey (actually in hatching turtle eggs) but never had a good, authoritative article about it. Fortunately, Nancy Burke, Assistant Director of Academic Laboratories and Field Facilities at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey sent us a copy of NAMS Today, a newsletter of Richard Stockton College. In it, Dr. Roz Herlands had written a fascinating article entitled Diamond Terrapin Population--Conservation Efforts.
To read this article, link to: http://www.stockton.edu/~herlandr/newsletterarticle.html
(Please note: This link may only work during regular "school" hours. It seems Richard Stockton College shuts down its computer many evenings and weekends.)
Charles Darwin Research Station (in the Galapagos Islands)
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We don't know how long the Research Station has been using vermiculite, but we are glad vermiculite is part of this exciting work, and has proven to be so successful!
To read some more about this fascinating work, go to The Galápagos Tortoise Conservation Program: the Plight and Future for the Pinzón Island Tortoise
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For more information about the use of vermiculite and turtles and reptiles, here are some interesting links:
- Help! My Turtle Has Laid Eggs
- Ming's Turtles
- Turtle and Tortoise Eggs---an article by Larry N. White, DVM
If you need any more information or think we can help in any way, please call us or contact us at:
The Schundler Company
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Nahant, MA 01908
732-287-2244 or www.schundler.com
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