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[…]swamps and flooded meadows. Captives should be kept in shallow aquariums provisioned with a basking site and ample UVB exposure. The tiny hatchlings will feel stressed in bare environments, so be sure to add hideaways and floating plastic plants. Water temperatures should range from 70-74 F, with a basking site […]
[…]aquariums. Koi ponds sometimes contain shelves meant to hold plants; these work well as turtle basking areas. Outdoor housing is ideal, assuming that raccoons and other predators can be excluded. Although highly aquatic, all map turtles need a dry surface on which to bask. Commercial turtle docks will suffice […]
[…]aquariums. Koi ponds sometimes contain shelves meant to hold plants; these work well as turtle basking areas. Outdoor housing is ideal, assuming that raccoons and other predators can be excluded. Although highly aquatic, Sliders and similar turtles need a dry surface on which to bask. Commercial turtle docks will suffice […]
The Yellow-Spotted Sideneck Turtle (Terecay, Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle), Podocnemis unifilis, and several relatives were popular pets in the 1970’s, but soon became unavailable due to over-collection (largely for the food trade) and the resulting limitations on importations. Australian sidenecks soon filled the void, and remain in the spotlight today. […]
[…]without needing to swim, i.e. 1-2 inches. The aquarium should be equipped with an easily-accessed basking site, UVB bulb, water heater, filter, and floating plastic or live plants under which the shy youngsters can hide. Bare-bottomed aquariums are preferable, as gravel greatly complicates cleaning. Adults do best in […]
[…]of this article, we discussed the role played by plants in the diets of popular North American “basking” turtles such as Red-Eared and Yellow-Bellied Sliders, Map, Red-Bellied and Chicken Turtles, and Cooters. Useful Plants and Vegetables As your turtles grow out of the hatchling stage, I suggest offering dandelion, bok […]
Click here to read the first part of this article Feeding Snapping turtles take a wide variety of prey (see Part I) and will accept nearly any animal-based food placed before them (hatchlings may need to be started on live blackworms and guppies, and weaned to non-living food items). However, […]
Eleven years ago, I traveled to Florida to assist folks from the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society and other groups in rehabilitating thousands of turtles seized in southern China (please see this article for details). The event marked my introduction to what is now known as the “Asian Turtle […]
Please see Part I of this article for general information concerning pet turtle shelters. Today we’ll look at meeting the needs of a few specialists. Aquatic Bottom Dwellers Mata Mata Turtles (Chelus fimbriatus), Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina), Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macroclemmys temmincki) and some other aquatic species prefer to burrow […]
In the course of my work with captive amphibians and reptiles I have often noted that the activity patterns of some seemed strictly controlled from within, while others were quite flexible. This varied from species to species, and sometimes among individuals within the same species. We know that most if […]
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