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Kampfer, K., & Love, J. (1998). Motivational aspects of desert tortoise caretaking. Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, 11(2), 87–94.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Kampfer1998 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Gopherus, Gopherus agassizii, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Kampfer, Love Collection: Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals |
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Testudinidae Gopherus agassizii This study (n=490) investigates the motives of humans who maintain desert tortoises in a captive setting. Using data from previously published surveys, a species-appropriate instrument, the Tortoise Caretaking Questionnaire (TCQ), utilizing 20 Likert-type questions was developed to examine ten motives for caretaking. The TCQ also contained a brief demographic section. Each motive was analyzed with respect to strength, age, gender and tortoise rank (compared with other household pets). Two thousand three hundred and seventy-eight questionnaires were distributed and 496 were returned (20.8%); of these, 490 were deemed usable. All motives were shown to be significant and with one exception, females expressed stronger levels of each than did males. Younger respondents tended to rank tortoises higher than other pets whereas older respondents ranked them lower. Future research should investigate longitudinal and other aspects of tortoise caretaking.
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