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During these twenty years, the Galapagos tortoise Trina and Chelsea, under the leadership of Grandmaster Raimonds Bergmanis, has been lifted by the greatest Latvian and European strongmen, Mr. Visum Aivars Visockis, “power wife” Jolanta Logina and the world champion , as well as the Latvian champion in carrying women on the mountain and many others.
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If at the beginning of the weighing Bergman successfully coped with the difficult task alone, because the mighty tortoises weighed only half a hundred kilograms, then the strongman had more and more difficulty and he invited other strongmen and athletes.
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This year, Bergmanis has invited Karl Bardel to help, who has circled around the hemisphere in a rowing boat and has met the huge water turtles more than once during his trip, as well as competed with them in his rowing skills.
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In the wild, the population of these turtles declined from 250,000 in the 16th century to 3,000 in the 1970s. Galapagos tortoises are found in the Galapagos Islands. Of the 15 subspecies of these turtles inhabiting a single island, five have already disappeared. They have a life expectancy of 150 years or more.
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The Galapagos tortoises Trina and Chelsea were brought to the Riga Zoo from Chicago in 1995. Bergman started weighing them in the summer of 2001, when the mighty reptiles weighed only about 40 kilograms.
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In 2019, the largest tortoise Trina weighed 117 kilograms, but Chelsea – 90 kilograms.
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Stable and predictable weight gain in adult reptiles is no longer expected and small fluctuations are possible. Although it is believed that reptiles of this species can reach a weight of up to 150 kilograms, it is more of a theoretical possibility.
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Data on turtle weight changes are valuable as they help to adjust their dietary intake if weight gain becomes too rapid, or to detect possible health problems in a timely manner, as evidenced by excessive weight loss.
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