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Old 11-19-03, 02:13 PM   #1
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Anyone keep any species of sidenecked turtle?? Just curious..
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Old 11-19-03, 06:55 PM   #2
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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!!
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Old 11-19-03, 10:58 PM   #3
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Is your sideneck one of the ones from port credit?? If so,it is pelusios castaneus..
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Old 11-23-03, 08:47 PM   #4
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Yup, it would be.
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Old 11-23-03, 09:11 PM   #5
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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
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Old 11-23-03, 11:08 PM   #6
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I thought mine was p. subrufra until it developed the plastron hinge...p. subrufra is the only sideneck in africa lacking the hinge.
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Old 11-23-03, 11:47 PM   #7
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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
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