elusor macrurus

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Newb here. Loving all the nice pics and interesting debates going on here :)

Scientific Name Elusor Macrurus Common Name Mary River turtle Age 17 months Size 15cm and 12 cm Quantity Available 2 Bred By Craig Latta General Description Unfortunately I can't provide a bigger tank for these guys they are endangered in the wild and a very hardy species. Make me...

Hey guys, Wife was interested in getting a turtle so i thought id do some research. I currently own a bearded dragon so know somewhat basics of lighting etc. However would like to ask few questions. Species: - I heard that short-necks are generally smaller than long necks. Is this so? - What...

Issue 18 (July 2011) has now been sent to all our subscribers. Stockists and Newsagents will start to receive their copies tomorrow and early next week. As usual, this issue is packed with fabulous articles from our regulars, Neville Burns, Nikki Noga, Gecko Dan, Brian Barczyk, plus other...

I recently heard that Australia Zoo is in real financial trouble, And if things dont pick up soon they maybe facing closure. Does anyone have any insight on how true or how serious their situation is?. Dee

Greetings all. Long time no see, I have been away from this site for a while now, and am back asking for help and opinions on my latest wildlife rescue. I attended a call out yesterday, of a woman who had found a turtle in her back yard. No mwater courses in her vacinity, so i was perplexed to...

Scientific Name Elusor Macrurus Common Name Mary River turtles Age 14 months Sex unknown Size 5-7cm Quantity Available 10 Price $120 Bred By Craig Latta General Description Very cute and hardy turtles...these turtles are an endangered species. Location...

I didn't want to steal another thread (where do they came from) but the last few posts raised some questions and thoughts. What conservation value do captive reptiles have? They can never be released to the wild (not the ones we keep and breed anyway), so how are we contributing to...

6 species to guess!

Does anyone know where i can find the list of herps you can keep on a recreational license in QLD?

HI All, Are you able to keep GTP's in QLD on a standard Recreational Wildlife Licence. I have looked on the epa sight and I'm still not 100% sure. My license says; Conditions for: Keeping live commercial and recreational reptiles and recreational amphibians Agency Interest: General A1G1...

Hi all just wondering how much an adult Mary river turtle is worth. Cheers

I saw an ad rescently on Herptrader for Pygmy Stimsons pythons and i was wondering if anyone can tell me if these are a recognised sub species or if there is a particular locale that these smaller stimsons originate from? Any info would be much appreciated, Google got me nowhere. Ta, Sarah

Hi all, I have a young broadshelled river turtle in a tank with some small archer fish and purple spotted gudgeons. The fish have of late come down with a nasty looking bacterial infection which I know can be well treated with salt. Question is, how will this affect my turtle? thanx heaps in advance

Just got back to the motel after a day showing our babies at the QLD reptile Expo in Gladstone. What a great day...... Lots of people through the door - therefore lots of talking about reptiles and showing them off....:lol::lol::lol::lol: Will post some photos once we get back home on...

G'day guys! For my vet course at uni we need to accumulate eight weeks of prac work. I've done two of sheep and one of beef. I still have a week of horses and two weeks in a dairy (or vice versa). Those weeks are set weeks (we need at least three weeks of prac in an intensive practice, and three...

Could anyone help me identify this turtle.

Sorry if this had already been posted I just received an email from Australia Zoo from when i signed the petition to save steve's wildlife reserve in northern QLD this is what it said: Australia Zoo are so grateful for the support shown in regards to the petition to stop the mining of the...

Thought id bring this to everyones attention. To sign the petition go to- http://www.australiazoo.com.au/ Save Steve's Place Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve (SIWR), a wetland conservation property and tribute to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, is being threatened by strip mining. The...

On 60 minutes now is a program about the turtles in Lake Alexandrina. They are in trouble. I currently have 3 in my care.

Hi All, I just got back my yearly renewal for Aftcra and I was interested in the number of members here who are actively supporting herp related conservation? I have a lot of respect for people who get off their backside and do something positive, thats why I support Craig and Gabe, and...

Here are some pics of our new place in QLD as well as some of the local wildlife, enjoy:)

Hi everyone, There are a number of advancements in the Aussie herping world - both new and also those that have been underway for 2 decades or more. We have Albino's... Two headed everythings... hypos, hypers, and most importantly quality lineage breeding - especially over those...

So, I have done some research and have some questions to clear up my knowledge. Can a normal snake licence allow me to have the Red belly Black snake? Im a Qld'er. Ie; I think this snake is classified as restricted, and as such I beleive I can have 2 rbbs (or 2 restricted) on a class one...

What started out as being my intended maximum of 4 pages ended up being 17 pages. It was also a lot less dribble than the QLD State Governments 1600 pages of mistakes. Below is AFTCRA's submission for the Environmental Impact Statement on the Traveston Dam that had to be delivered by 14th...

Hi everyone, my name is kelly and am very new to the herpe scene. I am 43 and have 2 sons, drive an awesome well preserved 74 kombi called "bonnibelle" and have always had an interest in lizards(not so much snakes though) I recently obtained my licence and now have 2 bearded dragons. I have some...

I wonder if "wonder kid Bindi" can pull off a battle with Japan? http://news.theage.com.au/crochunter-irwins-family-to-campaign-against-japanese-whaling/20071227-1j5s.html

If you crossed an albino nt with a b/g jungle or any other normal carpet and then bred the het offspring together would you get albino offspring. and if this process was repeated a few times would it be possible to introduce the albino gene to a line of jungles or coastals.

Below is a link to the video on Stateline http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=22205574 Experts like Dr Arthur Georges, Professor Jean Joss feature in the short alarming doco on Lungfish and Mary River turtles

At 7.30pm tonight on QLD ABC Stateline they are doing a follow up to September's Mary River turtle story and the Traveston Dam. Cheers!

in regards to the mary river dam petition..how many people on this site have signed it..as of now according to how many are on line right theres 179 people that could be signing it..and thats alot of signtures..come on people....if you havent already done it do it its all for something good

From Sunshine Coast Daily October 10th 2007. (at: http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/oct/10/govt-pushing-ahead-dam-plan/) Quote: The environment impact statement for the controversial $1.7 billion Traveston Crossing Dam could be released as early as next week for public comment...

From Sunshine Coast Daily October 10th 2007. (at: http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/oct/10/govt-pushing-ahead-dam-plan/) Quote: The environment impact statement for the controversial $1.7 billion Traveston Crossing Dam could be released as early as next week for public comment...

What do people think of the Stephens Banded x Broad-headed snake on Herptrader? Add no. 728-101

Hi would it be ok to feed baby bristle nose cat fish to turtles? My fishtank is overiden with them they just keep breeding they are about 10-15mm long i dont no if they have barbs or not. Anyone tried this?

Stateline has just started and they are having an article on the mary river turtle so stay tuned.

Hi, Just thought I'd post a couple of pics of another soon to be endangered Turtle from the Mary River hatching out today which just happens to be on National Threatened Species Day! They are Southern-snapping turtles (Elseya albagula) These guys are not incubated anywhere else in the world as...

Hi, A few weeks back we were on the ABC kids program 'Creature Features' and I thought I'd put up the segment for anyone that missed it. Sorry, but when I uploaded it to PhotoBucket the audio was out of sync with the video. Nothing we could do about that...

1.how big does the macleay river turtle start and how big is it when fully grown? 2.how big will my tank have to be? 3.are they easy to keep? 4.how long will he live? 5.what do they eat? 6.are they good pets? 7.are they a good 1st turtle? 8.will he get affectionate? 9.how much do they cost...

Channel 7 - RSPCA Rescue, involves turtles. Kane

It was a boring weekend so I took some snaps of my collection and thought I would throw some up. But then the buggar internet connnection went down. So now I am stuck in a hotel room in melbourne with said pics on a CD and a working wireless connection. But I cant manage attachments...

The July meeting of the Australian Herpetological Society will be held this Wednesday 25th at the Australian Museum starting at 7:30pm. This month we are lucky enough to have Gabrielle Latta who has been flown down from Queensland to speak about the Endangered Mary River Turtle. Gabrielle will...

Gday, This months Australian Herpetological Society meeting is being held this Wednesday 25th at the Australian Museum startting at 7:30pm. This month we are lucky enough to have Gabrielle Latta speaking on the endangered Mary River Turtle. She will be talking on the effort and work that...

Hey All, Just wanting to know if there are fellow reptile keepers in this region as i am moving there for work soon and will be in need of a reptile supply shop. Anybody? Regards, Simone.

Since my snake passed away I've been saving for a new enclosure (the one my snake was in now holds my frogs). We were at the pet shop today and I saw some turtles and I've always wanted them but wasn't allowed. Mum said "This time around you can either get another snake or two turtles but you...

I just read in a post that the Mary River Turtle is endangered. My next door neighbour has Two Mary River Turtles, she has had them for over 7-8yrs ( before we moved in next door) and they are big and beautiful. From what I have been told by them is that they were caught in the wild and they...

Hey im doing a school report on endangered reptiles. if enyone knows eny endagered reptiles preferebly snakes could you please post a replie. thanks

Hi I have been treating a few short neck turtlles in one pond for fungus, and now I have noticed that some of the short necks in another, separate pond are getting it too (which I have started to treat also) although the long necked turtles are all ok. Are the short neck species more susceptible...