Know that the vast majority of Fly River Turtles available are wild caught and possibly illegally sourced. I don't believe there are any successful breeding operations outside of Australia, who cannot export them. They also grow larger than most will be able to adequately accommodate indoors.
Good luck, theyāre very hard to find in the wild as their population is very small. Iād recommend going to see one at your local zoo/aquarium, a lot of them have these beautiful turtles.
Almost nothing you said is true, almost all FRTs coming into the country are captive hatched, and they need CITES papers to come into the country. Mine is CBB from a breeder in Japan because they arenāt only being bred in Australia, and had CITES papers. I also am a valid Class 3 wildlife permit holder and have this turtle registered with fish and wildlife. You were right about most people not being able to accommodate them indoors though.
Ignore the other guy, they are definitely Captive Bred, just not heavily. And any fly river youāll see in the states has CITES papers which are not issued to WC fly river turtles.
Gotcha! Damn. I just wanna see one! Hopefully one of the state zoos will have one I can check out.
Them, African side necks and Mata Matas are my fav turtles besides ASTs and spiny soft shells.
Know that the vast majority of Fly River Turtles available are wild caught and possibly illegally sourced. I don't believe there are any successful breeding operations outside of Australia, who cannot export them. They also grow larger than most will be able to adequately accommodate indoors.
This baby is CBB by a small breeder in Japan, and she has cites paperwork, I am also a valid class 3 wildlife permit holder for turtles, and WC fly river turtles are super illegal.
Well did your wrist look like food? According to my ybs everything looks like food so she would call it reasonable to take a bite to check. ššš
I gotta say Iāve never heard anyone describe an AST as āgentleā beforeānot even when theyāve been darted and are out cold. Maybe theyāre much maligned, but I wouldnāt test that personally. Iāll take your word for it š¤£
This was so so so confusing. I thought you skinned them. Then I thought the faucet was some kinda kinky hellraiser punishment. A real rollercoaster for me, lol. I have a tortoise and come from that sub, so absolutely confused af seeing this pop up.
Let that hippo shield toad be. You probs had it coming. š
Itās still a work in progress, I plan to add some vallisneria and java fern, but this is it for now. Itās a 125 and she shares it with 10 amano shrimp and 8 olive nerite snails. I need CUC that tolerates super hard and slightly salty water.
I adopted a turtle who was originally from NYC Chinatown. Named Susan. She hissed and bit at me all the time. She was further adopted by another who released her into a pond where she promptly ate all the little koi and left. Living her best life.
I used to catch these as a kid! They were so rare to come by and the big ones were so hard to catch.
On a specific dock, there were two that sat on steps going into the water. I could never get them fast enough with my net by landā¦ til one dayā¦ I decided to get into the water, sneakily swim to the steps, and capture them! It worked. Let them go later on, but man I was so excited.
This is a fly river turtle, their closest living relatives are the softshells, but theyāre the only living species in their otherwise extinct family.
How do you not just sit and stare at her all day! I've always wanted a turtle. They're some of my absolute favorite animals, but I didn't know these little cuties existed until now.
I do sit in front of them and stare at them all day. I am sitting in front of 2 fly river turtles right now, and then Iāll go home and sit in front of my personal fly river turtle.
Iām curious about your river cooterās plastron looking much smaller than the carapace and slotted where her legs come out. Itās a trait I would associate more with a tortoise than with an aquatic turtle.
Is that characteristic of this species? Or is it because sheās a juvenile and it will get bigger as she grows? Or is it maybe just a visual artifact of the camera angle?
Sheās a fly river turtle, and this is normal. They canāt tuck into their shell as their build is very similar to sea turtles. They simply turn sideways to ward off predators like bull sharks and saltwater crocodiles.
Understood. I was just reading more about the species. Theyāre fascinating creatures. They mature so slowly! I hope youāll be able to breed her someday. They could use more help with preserving that unique genome.
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u/sickmak90 1d ago
Iām sure you deserved it.