| general
|
| description |
A large sidenecked turtle
, with a black line across the eyes and black spotted
plastron. This turtle is very active, so a deep aquarium
will permit it to swim, an enjoyable sight. |
| a.k.a |
Argentine Sideneck
Turtle, Campanita |
| distribution |
 
 South
America; Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil
code: AR. PY |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Semi-aquatic;
A variety of water bodies, including large rivers to small
ditches, very adaptable |
| aquarium |
Medium to large aquarium
with suitable basking branch |
| substrate |
Some smooth rocks or stout
branches as decoration which can be used as hiding places. |
| 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 |
28 - 30 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
24 - 27 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
21 - 25 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| hiding
place |
Advisable. Possibllites
include caves (e.g. Habbe
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
| wild
diet |
Carnivorous;
a variety of carrion and live prey, sutiable to its size |
| primary
food (75%) |
A good brand commercial
turtle food (e.g. Aquatic
Turtle Food) |
| secondary
food (23%) |
Whole prey items,prekilled
small whole fish, live earthworms, snails |
| occasional
food (2%) |
Small balls of ground
beef loaded with vitamin and calcium once every 2 weeks
|
| reproduction |
| reproduction |
Oviparous; a lengthy winter
diapause is normal in the egg development.Eggs may take
over one year to hatch |
