K. belliana nogueyi Information please

[Aznic]

Im a newbie to this forum so hello everyone

Im expecting a delivery of a captive bred baby K.Belliana Nogueyi middle of this year and im researching like crazy trying to find as much info as possible , i have learnt one thing..... theres not much information available compared to other species

Im quite confused about where this species comes from ?
Tort Trust states Belliana species come from grassy scrub lands of Southern Africa , yet i was led to believe Belliana Nogueyi was from Western tropical areas of Africa.(known as a Western Hingeback)

Im trying to create a perfect enclosure for my baby , so do i need a scrub land dryer sparce planted enclosure or a well planted tropical green enclosure ?

Im presuming humidity is 65-80 % , Temps of Ambiant 24-27c , Basking 28c , Over night 22c and 5 % UV is the same which ever species of Hingeback or is it different?

If anyone can help , i would really appreciate it

[egyptiandan64]

Delivery? Germany?

The now species, Kinixys nogueyi, is found in western Africa, so will need a mild tropical rainforest habitat (like you've out-lined). Food the same as a Redfoot (but with a bit more animal protein). They stress easily, so the less you pick them up the better (so a large shallow water dish is important).

Danny

[lonelylayla]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

[Aznic]

Sorry - i meant arrival rather than delivery
That makes it sound so impersonal
Im in the Uk .
Thanks Danny for the info and thanks Lynne for the welcome , another Welshy here

[egyptiandan64]

Knew where you were Just wondered where you'd be getting a CB Kinixys from as they aren't often captive bred and even less often for sale.

Danny

[Aznic]

Im getting one from a friend of mine (also in the UK)who is registered on this forum i believe
Hatched only a few days ago - Been waiting a long time for this x
I keep Hermanns myself so Hingebacks are completley new to me hence the research

[FLINTUS]

Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

Knew where you were Just wondered where you'd be getting a CB Kinixys from as they aren't often captive bred and even less often for sale.

Danny

I think Mick sells his, and 2 other private breeders in the north east and the New Forest-I think there's someone else who is private but can't think who now.
Recently, a big commercial breeder in England has started with k.nogueyi, and is obviously selling them pretty cheap to the trade as they are going in shops for as little as £65, up to about £130 in some cases.
Take a look at this which is a nice collection of kinixys habitat(rarely are photos available of it)-and also the sad problem of hunting of them. The more deeper forest pics are the habitat of kinixys erosa and kinixys homeana, but you can see some wild nogueyi as well:
http://shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/s...ad.php?t=70177
And a good caresheet by Mick who is a breeder in Ireland.
http://shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/s...ad.php?t=69556

[Aznic]

Thankyou for the information , i have liked and shared the facebook page too
The photos are a fantastic resource
Do you run the facebook page ?
Im getting the baby from a member off here , lovely lady whom ive met via tortoise information sites etc.
Defo wouldnt purchase via petshops
Thanks again everyone for the info

[FLINTUS]

I believe the project is part of the African Chelonian Institute. As you said, it offers a pretty unique insight into their habitat.

[Gordon]

Originally Posted by FLINTUS

I believe the project is part of the African Chelonian Institute. As you said, it offers a pretty unique insight into their habitat.

Ben can you remember what type of hinges that are at the living rainforest i visited a few months ago it might be worth a visit for Aznic to see how they are kept and the babies they have bred