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Jagged-Shell Asian Leaf
Turtle Factoids
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Origin
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Sotheast Asia |
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Maximum
Size
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6 to 9.5 inches |
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Housing
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Half land and half water. |
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Security
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Likes vegetation. |
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Temperature
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68 to 74 days. Cooler nights okay. |
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Breeding |
Frequently bred in captivity. 10 to 15 eggs per clutch. |
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Attitude
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Curious and hungry. Tends to overeat. |
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Foods
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Commercial foods, vegetation, fruits, fish, insects, worms and
carrion |
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Water
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Needs clean water. Good filtration plus frequent water
changes. |
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Threats
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Dirty water. Asian restaurants. Chinese
pharmacies. Habitat loss. |
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Origin:
Jagged-shell Asian leaf turtles come from
North India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, West
Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Bali), Philippines (Palawan:
Calamian Islands etc.), and China.
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Pair of jagged-shell Asian leaf turtles.
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Here's the jagged shell feature.
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Attractive plastron.
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Longer tail on males with ability to pee for about 20 seconds.
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Trying to decide whether to exit the water.
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50% land and 50% water works fine.
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Filter needed \ to help clean the water.
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Foamy water means it's time to change their water.
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100% water change.
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They are not picky eaters. The female eats the most.
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Pondering his fifth goldfish.
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Checking out the tfloating urtle sticks and a ramshorn snail on the bottom
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The female crawls across the male to get to a goldfish.
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Yum.
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The female is a real chowhound. She'll eat six in a row.
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100% water change after three days.
Last Words:
Jagged-shell Asian leaf turtles are easy to keep,but
more costly than your average turtle. As wide-spread as they are in
the wild, it's surprising that they sell for so much more than comparable
sized turtles. LA
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