Well, given the fact we've still not fully recovered energy-wise from our three week trek around Central Europe, it'll be a while before we even think of stirring ourselves again!
Our oldest rattlesnake, a massive West Mexican rattlesnake called "Tom Riddle", unfortunately passed away this week due to age-related health reasons. The week before, I had finally managed to find an adult female for this rarely displayed species. He was a gentle giant and a visitor favourite.
Only last week did I realize "gift" in German means "poison" or "venom." Up until now I thought "Welt der Gifte" meant "World of Gifts," and was a gift shop selling presents and souvenirs, that also had a reptile house on the side.
IDK. I got him as a big adult with a rattle that, despite being long, had originally been even longer, according to the previous owner. Speaking of previous owners: he had quite a lot of them, so nobody knows how old he really was.
Myself, for a start I know one or two visited the previous site in Stralsund, but not sure about Salzburg barring myself.
Greifswald, not Stralsund. Maybe the ones who have visited will reveal themselves, maybe not. Why haven't you visited WdG yet, ever so curious @Lota lota ?
Haha,just curious since I think most members would love to visit a zoo that is run by zoochater.And I'am a minor,so unless my family goes to Austria it's impossible for me to visit.But with my 18th birthday being next year,my first visit to wgd isn't probably that far into the future.
Progress regarding the new venue: - New floor finished - Electrician and painter coming next week - Delayed safety door delivery New animals for 2023: - Could get either a juvenile Eastern Green (Dendroaspis angusticeps) or a very old (probably WC) Jameson’s mamba (D. jamesoni). Rather leaning forward to the first. - Will rather improve existing enclosures than getting lots of new species. Sorry, species "stamp" collectors...
Never stopped me... If there's a will, there's a way. Eurail Pass: Unlimited train travel in Europe | DB
95% of moving to the new venue done. Happy, but tired. Feel free to see the pictures of the relocation on WdG's social media channels. Now the fine tuning starts. Planning to open again on the 7th of January, 2023
The last large tanks were disembled and reassembled yesterday. Took us to close to 2 am, but was worth it. Next up refurbishing and getting the reef tank in.
WdG Official Reopening poster by Batto posted 28 Dec 2022 at 9:10 AM The official reopening date is getting closer. It won’t be perfect, but we'll do our best.
Reopening tomorrow. Almost all appointments are booked out. Probably thanks to being mentioned in a popular Austrian tabloid. Salzburgs kleinster und giftigster Zoo eröffnet
