Turtle swing

[expansa1]

Just thought I'd post this pic of one of my turtles using a dislodged turtle dock as a turtle swing. Sorry. It looked funny at the time.

Cheers,

Craig

 

[hornet]

very nice turts craig, subglobosa?

 

[Magpie]

Very cute, your water is amazingly clear.

 

[swingonthespiral]

hehehe thats adorable!!!

 

[expansa1]

very nice turts craig, subglobosa?

Yes Painted turtles. Emydura subglobosa subglobosa

 

[expansa1]

Very cute, your water is amazingly clear.

The reason it is so clear is because of the Purigen Pillow that we have in every filter. Makes a huge difference to the clarity of the water.

 

[hornet]

how much are those pillows woth? do you use both canister and internal in your tank?

 

[FAY]

Hi Craig,
What would be the going price of pig-nose turtles as babies??

 

[hornet]

never been bred in aust so no going price on babies, i think i have seen speciemens go for a few thousand when they do pop up for sale

 

[Australis]

How sure are you about that Hornet?

 

[hornet]

from what i have heard they have never been bred in aust, i know it was like that a couple of years back and havent heard any different

 

[coatesy]

very nice turts they look great

 

[expansa1]

how much are those pillows woth? do you use both canister and internal in your tank?

The Purigen pillows are around $30 but they last forever because they can be recharged in household bleach, then placed in a buffer. They are white to start with and go dark brown indicating they need to be recharged.

In the bigger tanks I use a canister and internal powerhead with filter attached to it.

 

[expansa1]

Hi Craig,
What would be the going price of pig-nose turtles as babies??

The last ones on licence I know of were sold for around $1800.

 

[expansa1]

very nice turts they look great

Thanks!

 

[hornet]

i was just on an international turtle site and they get them for a few hundred, very cute turtles

 

[expansa1]

i was just on an international turtle site and they get them for a few hundred, very cute turtles

They're the Papua New Guinea Pig-nosed turtles known as Fly River turtles. They grow much larger than the Australian ones.

 

[hornet]

are they classed as separate subspecies or just geograpghical varietys?

 

[expansa1]

are they classed as separate subspecies or just geograpghical varietys?

Pretty soon it looks like they'll be a different species. There is DNA work being done on them at the moment.

 

[ldheav]

nice turts mate


how old are the turts in that tank