Madras crocodile bank trust

[kiang]

Little is known of the biology of the Whitaker's Boa,Eryx whitakeri named after legendary herpetologist and our founder, Rom Whitaker. Previously thought to be a hybrid between the red and common sand boa, a group of a male and two females came to us in 2014. Fed on a diet of lab rats, and in an enclosure which allowed for climbing. (Unlike true sand boas these guys can be found 30 feet up in coconut trees!) A sand box which they do use to hide in, a large water bowl to keep humidity levels high, and regular basking in mottled shade,they steadily grew.
Whilst copulation/mating/pairing was observed on many occasions, no babies resulted.
On the 24th of July, however, a regular enclosure cleaning led to the finding of SIX BRILLIANTLY MARKED BABIES !!! Here are some shots of them ! Hurray!

A larger and more varied collection of crocodilians than i first thought.

 

[vogelcommando]

Crowdfunding to rebuild the Crocodile Bank :
https://www.bitgiving.com/crocodile

 

[kiang]

2 Komodo dragons have gone on exhibit, the only ones India.

 

[vogelcommando]

Article about the Madras Crocodile Bank ( a pitty that so little information is coming to the western world about this intresting collection ! ) :

Croc on: 42 years later, Madras Crocodile Bank is an ocean of cool reptiles

 

[vogelcommando]

Madras Crocodile Bank in problems due to COVID-19 :

Will animals at Madras Crocodile Bank starve during coronavirus lockdown?

 

[Junklekitteb]

A video on their breeding Batagur baska, CR.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

A video on their breeding Batagur baska, CR.

Nice and engaging video for the specialist Madras Crocodile Bank.

The Batagur baska project is a combined Schoennbrunn Wien Zoo and MCB project. The male was sent on breeding loan to MCB and after introduction to their 0,2 mated and the females produced their first fertile clutch of eggs. These hatched, which is only the second time in captivity.

 

[vogelcommando]

Moveing 1000 crocodiles to another facility :

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust defends decision to shift 1,000 crocodiles to Gujarat