October 2025

Cuora Amboinensis: The Asian Box Turtle Care and Information

The Asian box turtle (Cuora amboinensis), also known as the Malayan box turtle or Amboina box turtle, belongs to the genus Cuora. This genus includes 10 other species: C. aurocapitata, C. flavomarginata, C. galbinifrons, C. mccordi, C. pani, C. trifasciata, C. yunnanensis, C. zhoui, C. serrata, and C. (Pyxidea) mouhotii. These classifications are current as […]

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Pancake Tortoise Breeding Guide

Breeding pancake tortoises (Malacochersus tornieri) can be very rewarding in many ways. With their slow reproductive rate and long incubation period, more breeding projects will help provide animals for the pet trade while maintaining genetic diversity in captive populations. At Zoo Med Labs, we have successfully bred pancake tortoises since 2009. This species was a

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Mayo Clinic Researches Heart Therapy from Green Mamba Venom

The Mayo Clinic has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the effects of an engineered guanylyl cyclase (GC) activator called cenderitide on cardiac and renal injuries following a heart attack. Cenderitide was invented by Mayo Clinic researchers using venom

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