| general
|
| description |
A small black turtle with
long neck spines.Babies have very bright coral red markings.
A rare turtle due to its restricted habitat |
| distribution |
 
South America; Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
code : AR, PY |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Semi-aquatic;
Small ponds which may dry up in summer, and sandy land
areas |
| aquarium |
Medium size aquarium
, depth 2 times carapace height, land area 50% of water
area, with live plants for hiding. Some stout branches
as decoration which can be used as hiding places. |
| substrate |
Soil, mud, gravel, coarse
sand |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
12 - 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
27 - 29 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
24 - 27 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
22 - 25 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| hiding
place |
Advisable, a place for
its privacy, security and sleep by day.
Possibllites include caves (e.g. Habbe
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Carnivorous (meat-eating);
a variety of small live prey and occasionally carrion,
sutiable to its size |
| primary
food (75%) |
A good brand commercial
turtle food (e.g. Aquatic
Turtle Food) |
| secondary
food (23%) |
Small live or whole fresh
fish, crayfish, snails, earthworms, tubifex worms |
| occasional
food (2%) |
Small balls of ground
beef loaded with vitamin and calcium once every 2 weeks
|
| reproduction |
| reproduction |
Oviparous |
