Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads, Grandads and father figures today.
The Phantasmal Dart Frogs are fantastic fathers! They will take care of the eggs and then carry the tadpoles to water on their backs!
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Sul y Tadau Hapus i'r holl Dadau, Teidiau a ffigyrau tad heddiw.
Mae Brogaod Dart Phantasmal yn dadau gwych! Byddan nhw'n gofalu am yr wyau ac yna'n cario'r penbyliaid i ddŵr ar eu cefnau!
How many feet does a snail have?
Here’s one of our Giant African Land Snails climbing the glass. You can clearly see the ripples they create by contracting muscles in order to move! 🐌
Sawl troed sydd gan malwen?
Dyma un o’n Malwod Tir Affrica Enfawr yn dringo y gwydr. Fedrwch weld y crychdonnau maent yn creu drwy gwasgu eu cyhyrau er mwyn medru symyd! 🐌
Me ein lindys Gwyfyn Atlas wedi bod yn troelli eu cocŵn. Pan bydden wedi gorffen, gallwch weld y cocŵn yn ein cawell deor ni, ble byddent yn aros am tua 6 wythnos tan i Gwyfyn Atlas tlws ymddangos o hono 🐛
Our Atlas Moth caterpillars have been spinning their cocoons. When they are fully formed, you will find the cocoons in our emerging cage where they will stay for around 6 weeks before a beautiful Atlas Moth emerges 🐛
When you realise that the summer holidays are nearly over! Where did the summer go? 👀
Thank you from Pili Palas 😍
Diolch gan Pili Palas 😍
Burmese Python Shedding.
This morning we caught Billy our Burmese Python shedding his skin! It’s not very often that we get to see this process so it was fascinating getting the opportunity to watch!
Bore 'ma fe wnaethon ni ddal Billy ein Peithon Myanmariad yn ollwng ei groen! Nid yn aml iawn gawn i weld y broses yma, felly roedd yn hynod ddiddorol cael y cyfle i wylio!
#pilipalas #burmesepython #shedding #menaibridge #porthaethwy #gogleddcymru #northwales #zoo
Available here at Pili Palas - TY flippables small and medium sizes in stock - limited availability
Our newest arrivals enjoying a good scratch in the sun! 🐽 ☀️
Why not come and visit them during the summer holidays!
Macleay's Spectre stick insect eating its old skin!
Creepy Halloween fact! Did you know Stick Insects sometimes eat their old skin after they shed? Here's a video of one of our female Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect eating her old skin! As stick insects grow they go through stages called instars, growing larger every time they shed their skin.
