Tonca's Birthday - 2006
JULY 2006
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The JHS, with assistance from two
Sandalwood Herpetology Club (SHC) members, helped the MOSH with their
annual birthday bash for Tonca, their alligator snapping turtle.
We had several volunteers that were more than happy to help Tonca out
of his tank for his annual viewing. The
photo to the left shows those who helped get Tonca out of the
tank. Tonca has been in this outdoor tank and now has more
"elbow room" in a partitioned part of the pond in the courtyard. We had several members manning our tables in the reptile room. Bob Shumaker, John James, Margery Johnston, Chris Miller, Adriana Preston, Cheli and Doug Green, and Mike Monlezun showed up for the event. We had several animals there, which included a blue tongue skink, Honduran milksnake, bearded dragon, Colombian boa, albino Burmese python, Everglades rat snake, corn snake, Dumeril's boa, and a spur-thigh tortoise. |
| Left to right: Bob Shumaker, Chris Miller, Scott Waffle (SHC), Alex Kaiser (SHC), John James, and Jason Hoffman. |
Here are some of Tonca's measurements on July 8, 2006 (caught October 1994 as a 25 pounder)
NOTE: The 2006 measurements should be updated early this week (July 10 or 11)
| weight | 112 pounds | ||
| carapace length | 23.75 inches | ||
| carapace width | 18.5 inches | ||
| head width | ? inches |
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