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[-Peter]

Originally Posted by Dom$

1.how big does the macleay river turtle start and how big is it when fully grown?
140mm
2.how big will my tank have to be?
1200mm min
3.are they easy to keep?
sames as most Emydura macquarii
4.how long will he live?
a long time in the wild if no mishaps, a lot less in captivity
5.what do they eat?
water plants, small yabbies and shrimp, fish, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, check out Craig Latte's care sheet or any of John Cann's books
6.are they good pets?
if your into turtles thats a moot question
7.are they a good 1st turtle?
could be, depends on you
8.will he get affectionate?
they jump out of the tank when you come home and lick you on the face
no, they do respond to you though
9.how much do they cost?
dont know
10.who breeds them in N.S.W?
as above
11.what will my tank need?
filter, heater, substrate, turtle dock, light, read Craig's care sheet
12.will i need a big filter?
the bigger the better, less work for you
13.do they have a good temperament?
They are a turtle, apart from jumping out of the tank to lick you face they are not bad tempered generally
14.can you put a male and female together?
yes
15.how often do you have to take them out in the sun and how long?
if you dont have UV take them out once a week, in fact forget the UV light and just take them out once a week
16. do you need to take them out into the sun if you have a UV light over the tank?
see above
17.how much does a UV light cost?
see above
18.will he eat my fish?
ooh yeah
19.can you please send me some pictures of them as babies, middle and grown up?
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/A...rtlesandFrogs/
go here
20.are they the smallest turtle you can get in australia?
no, but they are more common
21.i am pretty sure that you can't get a tortoise here but i would like to no for sure,so can we get tortoise in australia?
Im very sorry to tell you that you cannot legally obtain terrestrial testudines here in Australia.
thank you for the help!

hope this helps