Hey What are you keeping?
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Ha.. back in the Day, i was the go to guy for information on the Least Killies.. just hunt down any of my old posts here. lol
No herps purposely...the pond out back is rife with wild painted turtles though. I don't usually see them up close but it's fun to see them basking across the water. Easiest "pets" ever! I found a spotted turtle a few years ago too, they are so reclusive so it was cool to see one and know they're around.
Hi there! I recently became a turtle parent. Shelly was found in my next door neighbors back yard and turned out to be an African Side Neck turtle (I think he's a helmeted turtle, not a mud turtle). Certainly wouldn't survive the winter in Minnesota, so several hundred dollars later, here I am trying to figure out the best way to care for him and ways to trick out his tank.
Yeah, this is not a Mud Turtle.. they stay small about 4 inches or so.. that is a sideneck.
I know he is a sideneck, but there are a few different types of sideneck turtles. I've seen African black mud turtle, West african mud turtle (pelosius subniger) and East african mud turtle (pelosius castaneus) all listed as common names for different species of sideneck turtle. I believe my turtle is an african helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa) rather than an african mud turtle.
www.marylandzoo.org
blogs.thatpetplace.com
East African Black Mud Turtle | The Maryland Zoo
A female East African black mud turtle has lived at The Maryland Zoo longer than any other animal. She came to the Zoo from Liberia in 1967.
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East African Black Mud Turtle Care: a Herpetologist’s Thoughts
East African Black Mud Turtles: a Herpetologist’s thoughts on their habitat and care - Written by Zoologist Frank Indiviglio on That Reptile Blog.
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