Tuatara

[brooklynboy521]

Thanks guys
I wasnt looking to own one at all lol. I was just looking to see of there legal or not

 

[krichardson]

i think he meant that a kid stole a penguin

Oh yeah,probably.I'd still like to visit that zoo though.

 

[black_sun]

I never even knew of any zoos in Jersey yet there is one that has a tuatara,please tell me where this zoo is located....I don't think the Philadelphia Zoo even has one.

No, I meant the penguin lol. But there's a lot of zoos in NJ (8 or 9 that I know of), the one down the street from me is Turtle Back Zoo... they just dumped another 3-4 million into it this year for expansions and stuff.

 

[krichardson]

I guess I've got some day trips to plan for this spring.

 

[ceeej31]

Way to ruin the book for me

That was only a small part, I highly recommend the book if you haven't read it already

 

[coura]

not to mention they require refrigeration units in their cages since they need temps much cooler than room temperature year round. Their hot spots are usually around 55º. I do not think they are suited for captivity.

Tuataras do great in captivity, some people had them including several naturalists 100 years ago or something, a few specimens attained very old ages. And several zoos outside New Zeland bred them. However even if legal, yea this would be a pet for few.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

No, I meant the penguin lol. But there's a lot of zoos in NJ (8 or 9 that I know of), the one down the street from me is Turtle Back Zoo... they just dumped another 3-4 million into it this year for expansions and stuff.

That's down the street from ya? I was there over the summer on a trip with the zoo I work at. 'Twas pretty cool!

 

[black_sun]

Yea, if you go out the front to the main street and go up the hill 2 blocks, that's my street lol. And yea, it used to be a pretty poor zoo years ago, but in the last 5 years they've put so much money and effort into rebuilding it, adding additions, getting new animals, better staff, etc. It's really become a cool place. What zoo do you work at?