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not sure which section this would best be suited in, but im wondering if anyone knows if there are any south american types of turtles available at all in australia?, or if im just on a wild goose chase?. thanks mark~

Hey, I'm interested in getting a turtle setup going. I already have a Private Wildlife License for Victoria as I'm a keen and passionate snake owner. I'm just wondering if people could give me their opinions/suggestions. Idealy I'd would like to get a couple of terrapin red ear sliders, but as...

well after talking with some mates about pet names i wondered what you guys have called yours, i didn't know where to put this as its about mainly snakes and lizards and i guess you can say other pet names my spotted is called Wesley

What is the coolest turtle? Ive heard that the eastern long neck is most common but a bit dull and doesnt have a great personality. I want a turtle that is full of energy and excitment and a turtle that gets used to people. Anyone know of a pretty easy turtle to maintain like that?

Hi i am asking anyone who has or had a turtle Do they smell? (like with the water, a living animal, moss algae) And are they hard to maintain? Is there anything bad/annoying about them? And which turtles are cool or look good?

I was going through photos and thought I'd post a pic of my tank. The weed I have in there now is different to the one in the pic.

Thought it would be interesting to see whos going to be selling what at the expo. Will any of the top shelf serpents i.e Aussie gtps/albino olives make an appearance or to risky with hygiene and theft being a possible problem? Not to far off, should be another great day. cheers, James

Wanted pig nose hatchling turtle in sydney jason 0414600848 class 2

hey guys i have finaly got round to uploading my pix from my recent trip to borneo. :D just thought that i shoud share a couple of them with you.:P

Wanting to buy pignose turtle, snapping turtle or sliders please call 0405940543 thanks

Hi Guys, I was beside myself yesterday...... Went looking in St Marys (Near Penrith) for a new filter... there is 5 petshops / aquariums in the same area... The last one I went to had a hatchling marine turtle in one of the marine tanks.... I asked him where he got it from and he said...

hi i am looking for a diamond python hatchling green and yellow markings and am interested in purchasing a pig nose turtle thanks

Anyone seen any floating around , am after a few if there are any in Aus for sale, willing to pay good $$$ serious buyer

Does anyone here keep Australian native fresh water fish? ( i dont mean PNG/LFS ones either ) Here are a couple based on one creek locality. Anyone keeping Glossamia sp - Mouth almighty? Should of wiped the outside of the tank first.. oh well. Er.

Just thought Id start a thread so I can get a bit more info about my gorgeous turtle who I call Shorty (he's a short-necked maquarie). He's been doing fine - when I first got him (ok, my other 1/2 bought him for me!), he was the size of a 50 cent piece and now he's the size of my palm. Anyhow...

Went to the melbourne zoo on sunday afternoon and met up with a friend and he took me bts which was pretty cool i must say. Got to see a few diff animals and handle a few which was awesome here are just a few pics. The fijian banded iguana's are so placid and awesome. and getting to feed the...

Heading to Canberra tomorrow to check out the Zoo and was wondering if anyone knew of any good shops that would be open over the weekend that I could buy some assorted reptile products? In particular a canister filter for my Turtle tank rather than waiting for one through the mail

How can the Japanese be doing this in this day and age! Watching this video makes me want to do anything to stop these Japanese killing our marine life as its not theres cos its in there waters. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=313615 quite graphic

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i was just wondering about what approx price a pig nose turtle would be? thanks ashley

Last saturday night I did the exact opposite of normal folk, I headed away from population centres and went herping. I'd been planning to do this for a few days, and although the day started well (hot and fairly humid) it suddenly got cold as a cool change moved through. Due to the cool temps...

Hello Everyone, I've finally got myself the financial backing i've needed to start a great many breeding projects. I know this question has been asked in the Reptiles Australia Readers Poll a few issues back, but what would be your most desirable reptile to own? Although I will qualify my...

hi was looking to buy a couple of penny turtles..have applied for reptile licence should recieve it soon..have tank and setup ready..close to penrith as possible.

Quick visit to Melbourne Zoo on Wednesday morning. Got a few pics in the Reptile House. Banded Rock Rattlesnake Taipan Poison Arrow Frogs Southern Bell Frog Aldabran Tortoise Pignose Turtle Twistneck Turtle :P Hix

is feeding frozen brine shrimp as a treet good for short neak turtles?

Gross Pollutant Traps are so important in our Stormwater Systems. Hope you like this one.....:lol:

Is the Aussie herpetofauna (and fauna in general) regolamented by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or not as there is no chance to export it?. Just a curiosity Cheers Stef

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

im just wondering can you feed squid, salt water fish to freash water turtles as part of their diet or not

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...

:( Hi, The class pet turtle is looking decidedly ill. He has not been eating for some time, and despite a heated tank (25) he appears to be hibernating. When he does appear his skin is a dull flakey grey colour and his eyes are not the usual bright black/yellow. I have tested the Ph and it is...

Any ideas what a pig nose is worth

The June meeting of the Macarthur Herp Society is next Friday night. When: 15th June, 7:30pm Where: Bradbury Community Centre (behind the Bradbury Inn) The Parkway, Bradbury (next to Campbelltown, NSW) Topic: "Keeping Reptiles in the ACT" Speaker: Peter Childs, owner of Canberra Exotic...

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Had to go down to Canberra today for family stuff, once that was out of the way I headed off to the National Zoo and Aquarium. After taking a few pics the battery ran out. Saw one of the biggest pignosed turltes i've ever seen, and a giant moray. The Blood Python was curled up under it's bowl...

if you could pick any from each catagory, to represent australias reptiles, what would it be? 1 snake (including pythons) 2 lizard (dragons/monitors etc) 3 turtle (dont know much about turtles :P ) mine: 1-GTP 2-central bearded dragon 3- .........

Hey interesting debate but i thought tortoise was terrestrial and turtle was aquatic. but that seems to not be the case. what is the differece? what is the definition? also does australia have any tortoises? cheers Andrew

Hello Everyone, AFTCRA Inc (Australian Freshwater Turtle Conservation & Research Association) would like to announce 3 prizes to be raffled to any members of APS that join AFTCRA before the end of March 2006! The first prize will be valued between $300-$350 and be either a Diamond python...

During my cleanup (moving stuff around for the painters) I came across the last issue of the Traffic Bulletin, February this year. I was gonna post these changes back then but misplaced the magazine. This is for those of you who are interested in endangered species. I'm only listing the...

In the 80s i was at the camping area opposite the first gorge swimming in the gorge cause they said there was onley fresh water crocs in there and a year or two ago i heard on the news they removed a salty from a property near katherine,whats the go here?? Also at the time i spotted a pig nosed...

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_829079.html

Just wondering if theses can be kept as pets or not and if any one has any info on them or knows of someones who has kept them

hey guys just found a way to prevent breakages of aquarium heaters from clumsy lizards and hyperactive crocs. 22mm conduit from an electrical supply shop just happens to fit firmly over the glass part of the heater, i have drilled a number of holes in the pipe to allow water to flow over the...

Hi all, Just happened to be browsing the Freshwater Turtles folder this morning and noticed that someone has taken my photo, put their name on it and entered it as one of their own photo's. The funny thing is that it is not a particularly good photo. This photo may have been downloaded from one...

not sure if that is the correct name for the place, but its in n.s.w.......just wondering is it worth going too or a waste of time? what you likely to see there? that is all :)

hey all, i was wondering what is the easiest and best method of feeding turts cause i just got a little eatan lonmg neck for my lil brother fo christmas and he doesnt seem to be going for the floating aquatic turtle feed i give him. cheer's, jeremy ps: answer ASAP as i dont have the net...

Hey I`m new to the APS scene, and only been keeping for about 10 months now. Just curious as to what first attracted everyone to reptiles. It seems that most people I talk to (herp forums excluded of course) have been caught up in the belief that all snakes are out to get us and that theyve all...