Mata Mata Growth

[japaneseboi]

awesome looking turtle!

 

[chanathon]

Thanks!



I will post some pictures of the tank, maybe tomorrow, but no promises. Mine eats about 20 every 2-3 days, and it gets pricey!
It has eaten a dead rosy before, but I hadn't fed it in a few days. Any tricks to getting it on frozen foods? Advice is greatly appreciated

i didn't feed my mata for 2 days and when i dangled a small piece of filet in front of him, he took to it right away. The trick is to just hold the filet,prawn,whatever in front of him for a bit and move it slowly until he realizes it's food. Now my turtle chases my hands when i clean inside the tank since he knows that's where food comes from haha

 

[channarox]

I love these guys. Very nice!

 

[pacu22]

i didn't feed my mata for 2 days and when i dangled a small piece of filet in front of him, he took to it right away. The trick is to just hold the filet,prawn,whatever in front of him for a bit and move it slowly until he realizes it's food. Now my turtle chases my hands when i clean inside the tank since he knows that's where food comes from haha

Just fed yesterday, but I'll give it a try, thanks!

And thanks to everyone else

 

[valderi123]

cool turtle

 

[nigaharu]

Wish I could get one.

 

[stackdeck]

Wish I could get one.

Me too , but they are banned here

 

[pacu22]

Tried feeding cut up shrimp today with no luck

Here are some pictures of the setup.

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

This is epic! My favorite turtle now. Thanks.

 

[Kanta]

Very awesome set up for the mata mata. When they get older they are kind of ugly but when small they are adorable.