Paid a short visit to this small but fine collection. News : a nice group of Agama agama's a male Parson's chameleon ( still behind the scenes but I was allowed to see it ). Photos from both these animals are being uploaded in the Berkenhof's Gallery.
Visited again today and some new species entered the collection : saw a male William's electric blue gecko which was housed together with a Klemmer's day gecko in the fossil and dino-hall a small group of African spurred tortoised are housed in a newly created enclosure for a small group of Red-footd tortoises a new enclosure was created in the main ( butterfly) hall also in the fossil and dino-hall a new enclosure was placed for ( at least 1 ) Green tree python
Yellow-legged tortoises have laid ( again ) a clutch of eggs : https://www.facebook.com/191811970851892/videos/1170138866352526/
Belangers tree shrew gave birth but the young was trown out of the nest-box. Its now being habd-raised by one of the keepers.
Some nice birth-news from Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo : Green tree python : on May 10 28 eggs laid, on July 7 the first young hatched ( number unknown to me ) Purple-crested turaco : one young left the nest last month .
Berkenhof is the only Dutch zoo which is keeping the Goldie's lorikeet. A pair is living in the large well-planted butterfly-hall. Now a second pair was obtained and also released into the hall .
The zoo recently welcomed a male Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis). Source: Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (14/08/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSj4uPxjUXm/
On the 24th of June at least 2 Greater Madagascar day geckos (Phelsuma grandis) hatched, they recently moved to Hof van Eckberge. Source: Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (05/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV4zS0rLFNm/
Last week a Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) was born. Source: Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (27/11/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWyHZeWIbrE/
In June 9 Merakue blue-tongued skinks (Tiliqua gigas evanescens) hatched, this species is only kept in 6 European zoos according to ZTL. In July atleast 3 Lesser hedgehog tenrecs (Echinops telfairi) were born, this is probably the first time that this species has bred in Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo. Sources: Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (20/06/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWE9P0LPKx/ Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (23/07/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRqW2Hmr3JU/
Recently 7 Merakue blue-tongued skinks (Tiliqua gigas evanescens) were born and 1 Green tree python (Morelia viridis) hatched. Source: Instagram of Berkenhofs Tropical Zoo (11/06/2022) Login • Instagram
Recently a Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) was born. Source: Instagram of Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo (09/10/2023)
