Galápagos Giant Tortoise
The Galápagos giant tortoise (or Chelonoidis nigra) is a species of reptile endemic to the Galápagos Islands and does not appear anywhere else in the world.
They come in two types – saddleback shelled and dome shelled – and both variants have a dull grey-brown shell and scaly, grey coloured skin. Saddleback shell tortoises have long necks and live in dry lowland areas, while dome shell tortoises have short necks and live in humid highland areas.
Both can grow to extremely large sizes, with the average male weighing between 272kg and 317kg, and the average female weighing between 136kg and 181kg.
Chelonoidis nigra
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Short Grass | 20% | 80% |
| Sand | 20% | 80% |
| Soil | 0% | 30% |
| Rock | 0% | 40% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 30% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Barriers with resistance grade 1 or higher 16
- Hedge grade 1 · $0.80 · climbable
- Fabric Netting grade 1 · $1 · climbable
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 3
- Herb Scent Marker Toy · score 50 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Bubble Machine Toy · score 150 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 100 + 60 per additional adult; feeders 10 + 5 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Leafy Greens and Vegetables + Herbivore Pellets
- Food / drink amount
- 1 / 10
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $296 / $404 / $404
- Feeders
- Melon Feeder, Block of Frozen Fruit, Fruit Spike Tree, Suspended Veggie Feeder, Dog Ball, Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small
- Lifespan
- 100–170 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 25 yr / 40 yr / 66 yr / 92 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.167 yr / 1.833 yr
- Litter
- 2–6
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- Spring
- Nest
- Buried
- Dominance
- Largest males
- Wild population
- 20,000 - 25,000
- Guests flee if it escapes
- No
Giant Galápagos tortoises are solitary but do tolerate each other. Saddleback males are particularly aggressive towards each other during the mating season.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Chelonoidis nigra
- Class
- Reptilia
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Biome
- Tropical
- Continent
- South America
- Content
- Base game