Hi all
I have had an eastern long neck turtle (Frankie) for about a year now, and am considering releasing him into the wild, as I am never at home and when I do come home I feel very guilty that he has been sitting in my tank all day with nothing to do.
I live in Red Hill South, Victoria...
wondering what lizards people keep together keep bluetounges beardies waterdragons etc together but wondering what other combinations people have out there.
i know some one who keeps perenti with beardies etc .
anybody had expeirence with ackies and beardies together or any other small...
The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) is offering a number of reptiles for disposal through a ballot. The following species have been identified for the Department and are advertised as:
2 Eastern Small-blotched Python (Antaresia maculosa) (juvenile)
1 Jacky Dragon...
COFFS HARBOUR REPTILE BALLOT
The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) is offering a number of reptiles for disposal through a ballot. The reptiles will be available for collection from the Department’s Coffs Harbour office.
The following species have been...
Hi all :)
i might have a job in a new pet store thats opened up, just waiting for their licence to come through and they said theyll most likely contact me for a position, as they dont have anyone to deal with the herps as of yet, and im the only one thats put forward an interest.
just some...
Just another of my recent herp threads, put them up else where and decided to put them up here just for anyone who missed out or doesn't use other forums. enjoy
Have been lucky enough to have spent the last 3 nights in the south east brigalow belt of queensland, found about 30 species, went to...
As what the title says, Me and the missus found him hanging on the neighbours front door. After rescueing him from the neighbours broom we have him in a box .His not wild as far as I know becouse he did not put up a fight when being picked up and seemed very calm. I have planed to do a door...
Hi Guys
i have five eastern long neck turtle and one murray short neck turtle, but have been thinking of adding on to the collection.
i have recently been thinking of setting up an enclosure but am wondering if an eastern blue tongue lizard, an eastern bearded dragon or a central bearded...
Currently the Victorian lost reptiles home has found reptiles in the following suburbs and is looking to find the original owners.
Oakleigh
Doncaster
Cranbourne south
Research
If you live in these suburbs and have lost a reptile recently please contact:
Michael alexander
03 59619183
or...
Hi guys,
Last year mum said to me when we move and get settled i am allowed get a couple of turtles:D. Would a 2ftL x 1ftW x 1ftH be big enough for a hatchy?:| Also what should basking temps be for a Long Neck? What type of plat form (the ones that stick onto the side from petshops or a glass...
Hey guys, got a question that I'd love to have answered. I have heard there are two thoughts on the natural distribution of eastern long necks. That it naturally includes the melbourne area, or that they were introduced into this side of the great divide. Anybody got an answer for this one...
just wandering truthfully right now if something happened to your snake(or whatever you have)would you have the funds to be able to take it there,i can honestly say i have the money put away just incase anything ever happens..(i think im a little pissed off at these ppl that make excuses like...
We found a long necked turtle wandering on our neighbours tennis court and are unable to find it's home. It's about 13cm in diameter and I'm not sure if it's wild or was kept as a pet. We've had it for about four weeks now and looking after it as best we can in an outdoor 4' fish tank.
I'd...
Can anyone give me some suggestions on what possible lizards can be kept in Vic, that do not require a license? Or any critter that would make a good pet in a large tank?
Thanks
Kim
Hello all,
I am looking at purchasing 2 baby eastern long neck turtles and just wanted to know is there an ideal age to buy them at? I have been told that mortality rate of younger ones is quite high, is this true and what extra care goes into avoiding this?
Is 6 weeks to young to buy? Or...
Hi all,well yesterday arvo where i walk my dogs i came across a female Eastern long neck turtle half way through laying her eggs and the lady that does tractor work around here must of ran over her..I noticed a few eggs in the dirt and cause the female was badly smashed i managed to get the...
Hi this is my first time at this and i hope im in the right place to ask for help. My beardies had there first clutch 2 weeks ago. Within 24 hrs they started to look sunken. I have them in an air tight container with vermiculite which i did 1;1 with water. The temp is around 30 and the humidity...
I was having a heated argument with one of the kids in my class who clamed he had an eastern long neck tortoise i pretty much told him he was a complete ***** because its an eastern long neck turtle... Now my other mate has told me he has a tortoise, is there anything as a tortoise in...
I managed to score a decent sized fiberglass pond with the rough fake rock/sandy fish. It also has another small level that you can put water up to and it will flow back into the pond..
Looking for some suggestions on what I should put in it...nothing hard to maintain or keep, & that can handle...
Scientific Name
Chelodina
Common Name
Eastern long neck/snake neck Turtle
Age
~3 months
***
Unknown
Length
20c piece in size
Quantity Available
3
Bred By
Cam
General Description
Cute and feeding well on a variety of foods.
Location
Helensburgh
Willing to...
Hi All,
I am looking desperately for help with my Eastern Long Neck Turtle. He has been unwell for a few days now. Maybe Tueday/Wednesday I first notice something wrong. He was on the dock sleeping (never does this) and wouldnt respond to sound usually comes looking for food when he hears...
These you don't need a licence for:
Reptiles (Exempt)
Species Code
Common Name
Scientific Name
S02525
Adelaide Snake-eye Skink
Morethia adelaidensis
U02138
Barking Gecko
Nephrurus milii
G02475
Bougainville’s Skink
Lerista Bougainvilli
C02105
Bynoe’s Gecko
Heteronotia binoei...
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) is offering a number of reptiles and amphibians for disposal through a ballot. The following species have been identified for the Department and are advertised as:
1 Red-eyed tree frog (Litoria chloris)
1 Peron’s tree frog (Litoria...
I'm hopefully getting one eastern long neck turtle and one short neck turtle hatchlings in the near future and was wondering if there were any aquatic animals that I could keep in the tank with them. Yabbies, fish, tadoples, fresh water crabs? Do you know of anything?
Thanks:)
Hi all,
I stepped outside my front door this morning and found an Eastern Longneck Turtle walking past my doorstep. I live in the suburbs south of Sydney, and there's really nowhere for him to go and I can't really want to look after him myself
Anyone know what I should do with the poor...
im going to get some turtles in the near future and i dont know what to get.
what would be good to stay in a 3ft and a half for a while??
and how long??
I know the pic isn't great but if anyone could ID this little turtle for me, it would be much appreciated.
My brother found it wandering across his backyard.
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) is offering a number of reptiles for disposal through a ballot, to currently licensed reptile keepers in NSW.
The animals available are:
6 snake-necked turtles (Chelodina longicollis)
1 murray-darling carpet python (Morelia spilota...
Scientific Name
Common Name
Eastern Long Neck Turtle
Age
No Idea
***
Male
Length
Approx shell size 25cm front to back 19cm wide
Quantity Available
1
Bred By
General Description
Eastern Long Neck Turtle that came into my care 8 or so weeks ago, Was rescued from a pond on a demo...
The other day i was thinking about my first reptile encounter, I was 7 years old and we were visiting my mums friends in Townsville There names were John and Kathy Roberts (John passed away around 20 years ago now) i remember going under his house and looking at all the tanks with lizards and...
Copied directly from my blog, so excuse the weird date references. This story takes place on the 8th and 9th of November, 2008. Let me know if I've misidentified anything.
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We left Mudgee and headed towards Warrumbungle National Park. Along the way we saw an eastern long-necked turtle on...
As I mentioned in the first post, we drove an enormous distance in a few days. That, of course, meant many hours of sitting in the car. Naturally, in the dry areas, we saw a fair number of animals on the road. Watching for these or occasional quick stops helped us pass the time while we drove...
Found this guy being dug up by a fox on a dry lagoon bed. We get plenty of Chelodina longicollis here, but this guy was way bigger then them.
Is it a C. expansa???? Never thought they made it down here and presumed it was an escaped pet, but having a look at the field guide it seems they just...
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) is offering a number of reptiles for disposal through a ballot, to currently licensed reptile keepers in NSW.
The animals available are:
four (4) x eastern snake-necked turtles (Chelodina longicollis)
These reptiles were...
I've been keeping pythons for years, but want to get a turtle next year. Any advice on recommended species (Class 1 NSW), prices or sellers? I'm not sure where to start and welcome any advice.
well, today i got a new eastern long neck turtle, and hes not looking too good.
he is:
**extremely dehydrated(spent the first 25 mins with his head in the water drinking)
** his back legs were rock hard to the point where when he moved they crackled and broke, there was some bleeding
** he two...
Hello all,
Well its a fair way away yet but on the 15th of February i will be going to QLD for a 10 day holiday (i have not had one in 4 years) and i am getting pretty excited about it.
I know for all of you that live in QLD must be saying why is Camo getting so excited about going to QLD...
Hi,
I am trying to find an adult snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis). I want an adult so it can go straight into a friend's outside pit in Sydney (yes they are licensed). Happy to buy a pair if I can find one.
Thanks
Jenny
Hey guys, just thought I would share a few of my pics from a quick trip down to Jervis Bay I made with some friends. Didn't get any rain but the ponds and swamps had water in them so we were lucky enough to find a few frogs. Several skink species around especially water skinks. Brown Snakes were...
I am trying to put together a full list of species that would be found in warrumbungles national park to save me having to look through my books, so just wondering, what species hae you seen there?
thanks
Does any one have any pictures of these i could use for my site? Size needs to be no more then 250x150.
Green Turtle Chelonia
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta
Leathery Turtle; Luth Dermochelys coricea
Broad-shelled Turtle Chelodina canni
Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina longicollis...
Scientific Name
Common Name
eastern long neck turtle
Age
not sure
***
male
Length
shell 25-30 cm
Quantity Available
1
Bred By
not sure
General Description
turtle
Location
vic south east melb
Willing to Freight?
no
Contact Details
pm me please or...
Here is the second post of herps that I have seen in the Wollongong area in the last 3 years.
One of my favourites here is the Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Phyllurus platurus). These geckos seem to be active much of the year.
adults with regenerated tails:
adults...