Animal directory
Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Galápagos Giant Tortoise.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Chelonoidis nigra
- Enclosures
- Habitat
- Status
- Vulnerable
- Status code
- VU
- Regions
- South America
- Biomes
- Tropical
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Reptiles
- Revealed
- 2026-08-18
- Status groups
- Vulnerable, Threatened
- Tax class
- Reptilia
- Tax family
- Testudinidae
- Tax genus
- Chelonoidis
- Tax order
- Testudines
- Wild population
- 20,000 - 25,000
- Wild population count
- 20000
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 1
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 18 °C
- Temp max
- 33 °C
- Area land min
- 230 m²
- Area land
- 230 m² + 5 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- 10 m² per animal
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 0-50%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Short Grass 20-80%, Sand 20-80%, Soil 0-30%, Rock 0-40%, Waterlogged 0-30%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-4 (up to 1 male, up to 3 females)
- Life expectancy
- 100-170 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-4
- Bachelor males
- 1-2
- Breeding difficulty
- Very Easy
- Gestation
- 2 months
- Gestation months
- 2 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 22 months
- Interbirth months
- 22 months
- Litter label
- Clutch size
- Litter size
- 2-6
- Mating season
- Spring
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Maturity age
- 25 years
- Maturity years
- 25 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Leafy Greens and Vegetables, Herbivore Pellets
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Largest males
- Enrichment
- Herb Scent Marker, Small Ball, Small Bubble Machine, Small Ice Ball
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Block of Frozen Fruit, Dog Ball, Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small, Fruit Spike Tree, Melon Feeder, Suspended Veggie Feeder
- Nest
- Buried Nest
- Offspring dispersal
- Male offspring
- Size female
- 1.15 m
- Size male
- 1.3 m
- Size max
- 1.3 m
- Size measure
- Length
- Temperature
- 18 to 33°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small
- Weather dislikes
- Unknown
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 7.1 kg
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: at least 4 objects or plants with the Shrub tag; Galápagos Giant Tortoise Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: Waterlogged terrain; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2 | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 10 objects or plants with the Grass tag | Unknown |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 5: Water Surface Area; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Group | Mixed group | 1 male, 4 females |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Solitary Female | Solitary female | 1 female |
Galápagos Giant Tortoise2
Biomes1
Barriers at this grade2
Feeders8
Enrichment items4
Water sources1
Research levels1
Valid release groups1
Related entries83
- Used by species · Small Bubble Machine (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Tropical (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Amoebiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Trough - Small (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Tuberculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Fruit Spike Tree (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Tropical (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Trough - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Gal pagos giant tortoise · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Trough - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Trough - Medium (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Ulcerative Dermatitis (Used by / linked from)
- Gal pagos giant tortoise · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Fabric Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Trough - Large (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Block of Frozen Fruit (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Trough - Medium (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Block of Frozen Fruit (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · Fabric Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Trough - Small (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Ulcerative Stomatitis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Small Bubble Machine (Used by / linked from)
- Valid release groups · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Herb Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Fruit Spike Tree (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Bubble Machine (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Trough - Medium (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Fruit Spike Tree (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Block of Frozen Fruit (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Tropical (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Trough - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Campylobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Trough - Medium (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Small Bubble Machine (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Fabric Netting (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Herb Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Herb Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Testudinid Herpesvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Tropical (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Small Ice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Small Ice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Mycoplasmosis (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Hedge (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Block of Frozen Fruit (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Trough - Large (Requires / provides)
- Has research · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Requires / provides)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Trough - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Fruit Spike Tree (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Herb Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Has release groups · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Hedge (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Small Ice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Hedge (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Suspended Veggie Feeder (Requires / provides)
Sources32
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