21-05-2009, 05:13 PM | #11 |
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As I suspected, Cuora amboinesis. Nice turtle once considered very common. Now largely because of the Chinese food markets, they are threatened, and very much more uncommon.
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Thanks, does it look well ? and can you tell, fron the pictures, if its a male or female ? Also is there a not as expensive way to provide housing for it atm as im tight on money, and it has not been eating..... Regards Gentle Jesus |
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To sex it, I need to see a better picture of the tail area, taken ideally from beneath the plastron.
As a tropical species, there is obviously a cost in providing a suitable captive habitat. It really needs a semi aquatic set up, with high humidity, and an average air temp of 25-28 degrees centigrade. Water temperature, much the same. This is not a species for inexperienced hobbyists. Follow the care sheet recommendations and it should feed regularly on a varied diet. If it is kept too cold or dry, it will not thrive and I suspect health issues will quite quickly become a problem. |
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It looks to be C.a.kamaroma, what do you think Paul?
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Ideed, with the obvious domed Carapace, it certainly could be this sub species of the Malayan Box Turtle. As these were collected in very large numbers and exported to the west.
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