It is a simple thing to resolve. Show the parents.
Despite its somewhat pale color the neonate in the photo looks like a Testudo, likely a Testudo hermanni.
Looks really healthy. Nice weigh but not overly fat.
I thought female on your original thread, but not sure now. Can be difficult from photos alone.
Regardless, Lazarus is a superb specimen!
Nice photos, thanks. They help enormously.
Pelomedusa subrufra for sure. No doubt. Flawless specimen too!
Looks like a female. Could be a young male but I doubt it.
See the website Pelomedusa.com The site hasn't been updated in some time but it is a great resource.
You have found a gem of a...
Way to go wendigo! Happy that you saved Lazarus from the box pet store.
If you didn't know already he/she appears to be a Pelomedusa subrufra or African helmeted turtle. They are side-necks for sure. A good photo of the plastron and tail could help confirm identity and gender.
Don't let that...
Red-cheek mud turtles are not picky about their water. They are also not picky about what they eat, which would likely include your spotted turtles legs.
My point is that these two species shouldn’t be kept together.
I also tend to over filter and have used additional smaller hang-on-tank units. But my Staurotypus salvini find them irresistible and always end up destroying them...usually in the middle of the night, which is quite disturbing to one's sleep!
Hi Mooz,
I have a number of 75 gallon aquariums that I house mud and musk turtles in. I've tried a number of both internal and canister filters over about 35 years. I've used several Marineland 350 Magnum canister filters in the past and although they do work well, they are a bit difficult to...
I have heard of several of my hatchlings from the 80s and even one from the 70s (see the thread 'Old Dudes') that people still own and that are doing quite well.
Currently, my two longest resident Brazilian females are starting their 24th year with us. These two females were juveniles when I...
I’ve heard of very few common names for P. castaneus...the generic ‘African side-neck’, or ‘West African side-neck’ being the most common.
Most keepers just call them castaneus.
I beg to differ on this one. Your turtle is NOT a Pelomedusa subrufa. It is one of the Pelusios species, most likely castaneus. The giveaway is that front plastron hinge---Pelomedusa do not possess this.
Also, in Mark84's photos the top turtle is indeed a Pelomedusa. The second photo is a...
That is a Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare, or a white-throated mud turtle. They are similar to red-cheek mud turtles but are larger, have a more keeled carapace, slightly less red color, and the clinching feature---a rear plastron hinge that curves upward like a smile. In red-cheeks, or K. s...