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07-29-2004, 01:17 AM
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Freshwater sea turtle
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07-29-2004, 01:32 AM
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freshwater sea turtle? isnt that like a oxymoron unboalievable? either way though they look awesome man...how much do they run? and roughly whats there basic care? i like the anacharis in the backround of the second pic 
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07-29-2004, 02:27 AM
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I love the Fly Rivers! I am putting myself down now on the future offspring list. Congrats man!!
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07-29-2004, 02:27 AM
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isnt that like a oxymoron unboalievable?
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It sure is 
Carettochelys is the only freshwater turtle that has flippers.
I didn't buy these, but if you were to purchase on you would be lookin at around $500
The care is not to bad but you have to be able to maintain perfect water quality with the ph around 8.2 with around 86 degree water temps for the day and 82 at night. The clencher is the fact that they become very aggressive towards each other after around 6 months of age and as adults can reach weights of over 40 pounds. Definately not a good pet turtle but a worthwhile breeding project, maybe in 15 to 20 years I will have some babies
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wow very informative thanks bud im not much of a turtle person myself but these guys seem dang interesting 
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07-29-2004, 02:45 AM
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wow very informative thanks bud im not much of a turtle person myself but these guys seem dang interesting |
ditto. But they sound too hard to care for and 40 pounds is a lot.
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maybe in 15 to 20 years I will have some babies
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Still put me on the list for babies!
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07-29-2004, 05:08 AM
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very nice.
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07-29-2004, 03:17 PM
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OH MAN!!!!!!
those are awesome!
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Very cool man. Nice turtle and nice pics.
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07-31-2004, 01:55 AM
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Here are some better shots of the little flatfoots.
He finally decided that he had about enough with the pictures.
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Lovely, those are fantastic animals! Maybe some hope for everyone who loves these fellas, I believe large scale captive breeding is underway in Indonesia of Carettochelys, and already, they are very commonly available in Singapore, where I am. They come at around S$20-35, which is around US$12-$17, for juveniles around the size unboa has. I know the prices sound unbelieveable, but it's true. Hopefully they'll be more widely available in the US soon. They are really good pets, except that they grow very big. They seem to do well in both freshwater and brackish, and possibly in seawater too. There are theories that individuals colonised Northern Australia from New Guinea.
Cheers! All the best with a couple of really cool turtles.
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