Australische flappentak

A very fast little stick

Australische flappentak

A while ago, I´ve written a blog about the Giant prickly stick insect eggs I´ve bought. What looked easy – you buy some eggs online, wait until they hatch and take pictures of the little animal – turned out to be a bigger challenge than I thought. First of all, you can’t take for granted that if you buy eggs they will actually hatch and if you finally have a baby stick insect to photograph, it turns out to be a lot less calm as its name suggests. Read more

Griekse landschildpad

First reptile species; Hermann’s tortoise

Griekse landschildpad

This week, after a few weeks summer break, I could finally start with a new series for Development. This is the first reptile species, Hermann’s tortoise. It’s also a new chapter in growth rate. Where for example Canary’s grow very quickly and the challenge is to not miss out on any important stages of their development, tortoises are the opposite; they are very slow growers and it takes several years for them to reach their final size. Read more