my pelodiscus sinensis

[pareyn]

this is my pelodiscus sinensis
his shield is 20cm
it is kept in a 150cm length 40cm deep 50cm high tank




it eats almost everything that enters the water
1day chickens
prawns
live fishes up to 10cm
mice
dried silk worms
dried fish
slugs etc

does someone on this forum have experience with this kind of turtle?

grtz jelle

ps sorry for my bad english

[Nighsliv]

Nice turtle, don't think many on here has one and I've never seen once privately owned before. I think they are fairly uncommon in the hobby but I can be wrong.

[pareyn]

i'm searching for an adult female for about 4 years
if anyone got information :d shoot
i'd like to breed it some day
but they're very agressive against everything that comes in their tank

grtz jelle

[beckdg]

aquariacentral and monsterfishkeepers are both larger sites dedicated to aquatics. you might have better luck locating one there. the hard part is going to be finding one you can get ahold of on an american site since you're in belgium.

[stimpy]

Originally Posted by Nighsliv

Nice turtle, don't think many on here has one and I've never seen once privately owned before. I think they are fairly uncommon in the hobby but I can be wrong.

Yes ,he certainly is a nice looking turtle. I used to work in a pet store a few years back and we often sold these as juveniles.We usually got youngsters about 4 inches long.They are quite unusual and I don't know if they are still available in the retail pet trade .There have been a lot of changes over the last few years with selling turtles and tortises in Canada,don't know about the rest of the world though??? Must get expensive to feed with that kind of appetite!