the "pair" at Jersey may actually have inadvertantly been of the same sex rather than a true pair. They lived at the zoo for 14 years, but one was killed by a rat in early 1978 [1988?] and the other died a few months later from the injuries it received in the same rat attack.
(information courtesy of Bongorob from a PM conversation we had regarding the Jersey tuatara a couple of years ago )
Thank you - I check the tuataras every time I visit the Zoo, just in case one is posing properly.
Tuataras are very different from other reptiles. They prefer low temperatures and so they do things very slowly. I'm not even sure if Chester's animals are mature yet.
In answer to your question not in the current enclosure,in the old enclosure I believe the female showed signs of digging a nest 3 times but no eggs where ever found!!
In answer to your question not in the current enclosure,in the old enclosure I believe the female showed signs of digging a nest 3 times but no eggs where ever found!!
Chester Zoo News June 1974 records two clutches laid by the original female. The first was 9 eggs and the second 13 eggs. At the time of writing it was believed that the female was about to lay again.
Chester Zoo News June 1974 records two clutches laid by the original female. The first was 9 eggs and the second 13 eggs. At the time of writing it was believed that the female was about to lay again.
