Croc Hunter's 'Bum-Breathing' Turtle Faces Extinction

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I had the pleasure of seeing the first batch of Irwins turtle bred in captivity this weekend. They are a very beautiful turtle.

They are for sale also, so any one that is interested, they are available for $650.00 through AFTRCA, or Australian Freshwater Turtle.
http://www.australianfreshwaterturtles.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=7942#post7942

The "bum breathing" is something a number of turtles have in common. What sets the Irwin's turtles apart is that they get up to 75% of theire oxygen requirments through theire bum.
 
I believe snappers do it primarily when they are hibernating, so their oxygen consumption would be pretty low.
 
~THEO~;2231641; said:
I had the pleasure of seeing the first batch of Irwins turtle bred in captivity this weekend. They are a very beautiful turtle.

They are for sale also, so any one that is interested, they are available for $650.00 through AFTRCA, or Australian Freshwater Turtle.
http://www.australianfreshwaterturtles.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=7942#post7942

The "bum breathing" is something a number of turtles have in common. What sets the Irwin's turtles apart is that they get up to 75% of theire oxygen requirments through theire bum.
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That's awesome. Do you know if they are being restricted to being kept only in AUS?
 
davo;2236451; said:
That's awesome. Do you know if they are being restricted to being kept only in AUS?
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I believe so also. I will ask the question and let you know.

A ver close friend of mine just got two hatchies. I will get photos when I can.
 
Here are some photos of the Irwini turtles I was lucky enough to get to see and hold thanks to Craig Latta of AFTCRA inc. They were amazing.

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