Urgent Care :: African aquatic side neck turtles care??

[jasoncop954]

I have two african sideneck turtles, i have another topic posted about them, but I thought this discussion group might help with the particular question i have. How do you tell when their old enough to breed? is it by how long their shells are or what? i found them on the side of the road so i don't know how old they are if that makes a difference. also how do i tell if one is male and one is female because their tales do look a little different. If there is someone out there who would take photos of their male and female sideneck turtles tails for me and post them in a response so i could compare it would be greatly appreciated. also i think my specific turtles are called african aquatic sideneck turtles if that makes a difference. One more thing (lol i know i babble on) how big are they suppose to get? mine are under 5 inches long now. And are there any carebooks you know of i can't find any for sidenecks. How many eggs will females lay

[dan_the.man]

dude I got a lot of information off the internet about my turtles. I just googled identifying turtle, or it sounds like you know what kind they are type it and and start searching. Or google a turtle society in your area. I googled turtle society in my area and the lady I contacted lived down the street and she told me to bring the turtle to her house. Good luck I you find what you need

[justatwinturbo]

All african sidenecks are aquatic, so no...that is not what yours are called. From the various videos you've posted, I've seen african helmeted turtles. They are also sidenecks, but not commonly known as 'african sideneck' african sidenecks are pelusios, yours are pelomedusa. Males have long tails, females don't...there's nothing else to it.

[AlexisAwesome]

http://mulishamorphs.weebly.com/turtle-care-sheets.html

[justatwinturbo]

Is that care sheet a joke? That's one of the worst care sheets I've ever seen, and the picture used for this 'African aquatic sideneck' is a South America toad headed turtle