January 2022

Russian Tortoise

Agrionemys hersfeldi Habitat: Plains/Steppe central Asia Size: 5-10in Diet: omnivorous, preferring plants Fun facts: Can enter a state of torpor for up to nine months a year 2 Russian Tortoises were the first animals sent to the moon (plus some mealworms that were their food)

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Uromastyx

These lizards are native to extremely hot environments so when keeping them in captivity they need to bask in temperatures of at least 30 degrees Celcius

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How do snakes drink?

Sorry I missed the last couple of days, I was held hostage by a cat sleeping on my lap when I was going to sit down to write. Here is an extra cool thing I learned. Apparently, how snakes drink is a very interesting bio-mechanical question that scientists don’t fully understand the answer to. Snakes

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