Don’t know how and what to feed turtles? Arrive Breeders’ Day at the Prague Zoo, where you need everything you need Company News Pražská Drbna
The Day of Turtle Breeders at the Prague Zoo will start on Sunday from half past nine in the morning. Those interested can listen to lectures that will focus on turtle food and feeding. Visitors will also see an accompanying program.
Lectures, competitions and souvenirs
Lectures for breeders and turtle lovers will take place on Sunday at the Prague Zoo Education Center. As part of the accompanying program, visitors can compete for small rewards and, in addition to new information, they can also take home turtle-themed souvenirs. Visitors to the Breeders’ Day must not miss a respirator, a veil will suffice for children up to the age of fifteen.
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Program of lectures in the Education Center:
9:30 – Petr Velenský, Prague Zoo: Feeding turtles on land, water and semi-aquatic (general principles) or, show me the digestive tract and I’ll tell you who you are
10:30 MVDr. Jan Kirner, Olomouc Zoo: “Somaliland – how to arouse interest in leopards in Somalis”
11:30 MVDr. Roman Vodička: How it’s arranged inside the turtle
12:40 – 13:40 break
13:50 Peter Havaš, Stano Danko, Fauna Carpathica, Slovakia: Why are we talking about telemetry and the Turtle Breeders’ Club
14:40 Petr Velenský, Nataša Velenská, Doubravka Velenská: Corfu from 1999 to 2021, mainly from a turtle perspective
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