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Turtle Matt
11-19-03, 02:13 PM
Anyone keep any species of sidenecked turtle?? Just curious..
Matt
Chelydraman
11-19-03, 06:55 PM
I have an African sideneck turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa). There are some pics of him in my gallery. HE grows like a weed and eats anything!!
Turtle Matt
11-19-03, 10:58 PM
Is your sideneck one of the ones from port credit?? If so,it is pelusios castaneus..
Matt
gfisher2002
11-23-03, 08:47 PM
Yup, it would be.
Chelydraman
11-23-03, 09:11 PM
No it wasn't but I looked it up in a key, and that is what it turned out to be. Yeah they look a lot alike
Turtle Matt
11-23-03, 11:08 PM
I thought mine was p. subrufra until it developed the plastron hinge...p. subrufra is the only sideneck in africa lacking the hinge.
Matt
Chelydraman
11-23-03, 11:47 PM
Oh ok well nevermind then I stand corrected mine has the hinge thanks for clearing that up. I always like to know the species I have LOL