Freshwater sea turtle

[unBOAlievable]

Oh yeah, my 2 Carettochelys insculpta arrived today
Sorry for the bad pics but it has been a while since I have photographed through glass

[faze]

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

[BWSmith]

I love the Fly Rivers! I am putting myself down now on the future offspring list. Congrats man!!

[unBOAlievable]

isnt that like a oxymoron unboalievable?

It sure is
Carettochelys is the only freshwater turtle that has flippers.

how much do they run?

I didn't buy these, but if you were to purchase on you would be lookin at around $500

whats there basic care?

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

[faze]

wow very informative thanks bud im not much of a turtle person myself but these guys seem dang interesting

[Gecko-Guy]

Originally Posted by faze

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.

[BWSmith]

maybe in 15 to 20 years I will have some babies

Still put me on the list for babies!

[haroldo359]

very nice.

[telefrag]

OH MAN!!!!!!


those are awesome!

[natedoggSXE]

Very cool man. Nice turtle and nice pics.

[BWSmith]

Here are some better shots of the little flatfoots.







He finally decided that he had about enough with the pictures.