south americian giant river turtles

[cobra blitz]

I have sen them in the Amazon. They are not fully aquatic.

Yes, the love to bask quite frequently.


Joel

 

[ceeej31]

the baltimore aquarium has one its huge their website says that it is very difficult for the keepers to catch it for its annual health check

 

[rmorse]

I actually ended up purchasing those turtles. My friend bred them.

There are six species of Podocnemis. Only P. unifilis and P. erythrocephala are available from time to time with P. vogli available once in while. The only endangered Podocs are P. expansa and P. unifilis.


Joel

Woah. Got any pics?

 

[cobra blitz]

Woah. Got any pics?

Yes I do. I'll try to post them in a different thread. They are P. unifilis, not expansa though. I've never seen expansa for sale, but do know of people who keep them.

I also have a nice group of P. vogli which are pretty cool as well.

Next up P. erythrocephala! LoL, pretty expensive though.


Joel

 

[Zoodiver]

Wow, an old thread I missed that I shouldn't have.
John's first posted pic seems familiar

Most Podoc's are protected and hard to get hands on even with permits, but they are awesome turtles to work with.