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mark_w Key Member
Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 440 Location: Buxton, Derbyshire
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: Central American wood turtles |
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Thought I'd post some pics of my central american woods.
These are a semi-aquatic species - I keep them like any humid tropical species, with bark chips etc, but with a cat litter tray of water. My WC trio hail from the southern tip of Nicaragua. As you can see I've produced a few babies too.
Cheers,
Mark. _________________ Turtles: Chrysemys, Clemmys, Cyclemys, Phrynops, Rhinoclemmys, Sternotherus.
Skinks: Egernia, Lygosoma, Tiliqua, Tribolonotus.
Geckos: Phelsuma, Ptychozoon.
Tegus: Tupinambis.
Tortoises: Testudo. |
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MJ Site Moderator
Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 5738 Location: London
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mark_w Key Member
Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 440 Location: Buxton, Derbyshire
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Paul
About two or three times a week I feed them greens (dandelions, chicory, supermarket salads etc) and fruits (banana, melon, strawbs, blueberries, grapes, kiwi etc), with some turtle pellet food mixed in from time to time.
Also, once every couple of weeks, they get a bellyfull of red runners and/or morio worms - I feed these in a large tub of water so the roaches can not escape!
Cheers,
Mark. _________________ Turtles: Chrysemys, Clemmys, Cyclemys, Phrynops, Rhinoclemmys, Sternotherus.
Skinks: Egernia, Lygosoma, Tiliqua, Tribolonotus.
Geckos: Phelsuma, Ptychozoon.
Tegus: Tupinambis.
Tortoises: Testudo. |
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MJ Site Moderator
Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 5738 Location: London
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Fantastic Thanks for the info it's always nice to get a run down on how people keep stuff successfully
I'm gonna shoot you a PM about a progect I'm in the planning stages _________________ Paul
For all your Tropical plant and Naturalistic Vivarium needs please enjoy Urban Bromeliad |
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scrambled legs Contributing Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 55 Location: suffolk
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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awesome looking things, really colourful _________________ 1.2.0. Geochelone pardalis
0.0.1. Testudo marginata
0.1.3. Kinixys homeana
crested geckos, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, cat, jackapoo, poodle, a gazillion fish. |
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kroakykaren Site Moderator
Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 5270 Location: North East
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Wow i love them.............what beautiful little things _________________
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Berber King I'm new here...
Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 17 Location: BERKSHIRE
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Well done,they look great.I bred some puntularia earlier this year,same diet but with the addition of pinkies-they would charge down the tank to get to them! |
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mark_w Key Member
Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 440 Location: Buxton, Derbyshire
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Thanks for your comments.
Quote: | I bred some puntularia earlier this year,same diet but with the addition of pinkies-they would charge down the tank to get to them! |
Well done - I nearly bought some punctularia last year, but was put off by them being just that big bigger and I was told that they are much more aquatic. However I've since read that they aren't.
How do you keep yours? Any pics of the adults and/or babies???
Mark. _________________ Turtles: Chrysemys, Clemmys, Cyclemys, Phrynops, Rhinoclemmys, Sternotherus.
Skinks: Egernia, Lygosoma, Tiliqua, Tribolonotus.
Geckos: Phelsuma, Ptychozoon.
Tegus: Tupinambis.
Tortoises: Testudo. |
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Berber King I'm new here...
Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 17 Location: BERKSHIRE
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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I didnt find them to be as aquatic as i was led to believe.Unfortunately i bred them at work and have since sold the adults although i did give a hatchling to our viv maker who may be able to send some pics.Strawberries and pinkies seemed to be the favoured foods. |
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