Radiated tortoise

The radiated tortoise is also called the radiated tortoise and the radiated tortoise. The reason for this name is that the patterns on its carapace look like radiating lines. The radiated tortoise is a relatively common tortoise species and is relatively simple to raise, so more people raise it.

The Radiated Tortoise is one of the rarest tortoises in the world, but it is far less rare than the Angoloca tortoise that also lives on the island of Madagascar. The numbers of both species of tortoises have been reduced due to habitat destruction, and the radioactive tortoise is sometimes eaten by locals as food. Both tortoises are listed in Appendix I of the International Trade Endangered Species Protection Regulations and are prohibited from export or import. Therefore, apart from those bred in captivity, there are almost no wild exports.

Chinese name: Radiated tortoise

Common name: Radiated tortoise

English name: Radiatedtor toise

Latin scientific name: Geochelone radiata

Geographical distribution: Southern part of Dagaska Island

Habits: Living in dry areas covered with shrubs and forests. Suitable temperature: 22-30 degrees Celsius.

Body size: 40cm

Reproduction mode: oviparous. The female lays 3 to 12 nearly spherical eggs in a clutch. The incubation period is generally 145 to 231 days

Food habits: In the wild, they are herbivores, eating grass and meaty food, including cacti, a plant that has spread rapidly since being introduced to Madagascar. In captivity, they will eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, bananas, alfalfa sprouts, and various melons.

Difficulty of raising: medium

Price: The price of radiated tortoises is related to the size of the carapace. Small ones can cost several thousand yuan, and large ones can cost tens of thousands. .