Some Turtles

[ThePBM]

BTW, we also saw a snake-necked turtle who had its body under a rock cave and its head at the water's surface. that turtle creeped me out.

 

[Miguel]

I love snake heads...

as to the smile of the painted, I really do not know..

 

[davo]

Miguel, what is the max size for an adult mata mata, both for male and female (i take it theres a difference)?

 

[Miguel]

I know of no sexual dimorphism, Davo. In literature I see specimens with ca 40 cms lenghtwise ( carapace only ).

The one I posted is 30 odd centimetres

 

[davo]

I know of no sexual dimorphism, Davo. In literature I see specimens with ca 40 cms lenghtwise ( carapace only ).

The one I posted is 30 odd centimetres

40cms? Oh I was under the impression they were larger. Thanks Miguel.

 

[vicedretard]

im quite fond of that big mata with baby mata in pic...

 

[csx4236]

Nice turtles love the soft shells

 

[---XR---]

damn mata mata's are awesome, what are the captive requierments for them?

 

[Miguel]

they're somewhat sensitive and more difficult to keep...soft water, low ph, black water conditions...warm room ( as in fish room ) feed 3 x a week... difficult to get off live....

this ore or less sums it up for me, but there are people in here more knowledgeable in matas than me....

 

[Jardini 360]

this are my old turtles before i released them in a parks 4 thousand foot long pong wit their own kind