| general
|
| description |
A mediumsized slider turtle,
the southernmost species of its genus, and the onlysouth
American Trachemys with a temperate climate habitat. These
turtles bask a lot, so the basking spot should be ample
enough for all the turtles .Plastron can be yellow to
reddish orange, and carapace pattern ranges from a light
green with fine black lines and yellow-orange areas, to
the peacock pattern, with black spots encircled in yellow
rings with a green background. |
| a.k.a |
morrocoyo |
| distribution |
 
South America; Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil
code : AR, PY |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Semi-aquatic;
Small ponds and streams |
| aquarium |
Medium to large aquarium
with suitable basking branch |
| substrate |
Soil, mud, gravel, coarse
sand, smooth rocks |
| 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 |
Omnivorous; a variety
of carrionand live prey, as well as plants |
| primary
food (75%) |
A good brand commercial
turtle food (e.g. Aquatic
Turtle Food), and a variety of plants like watecress,
lettuce and Helodea |
| 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 |
