Matamata Turtle

[Kymiie]

So I was looking at my local pet store site, they sell mata mata turtles, does anybody on here have one?

I googled it, and they dont look allt hat attractive i dont think :S

xx

 

[dmmj]

they are awesome turtles but very exspensive here in the states. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Kymiie]

they are 174.99 GBP here!
Not that expensive I dont think xx

 

[harris]

I've had them throughout the years. They require a little more maintenance than other species of turtle. Very interesting and entertaining, though. They're downfall is they just happen to expire for no reason at around 4 to 6 years of age.

 

[dmmj]

in the states they usually run like 400 or so.

 

[spikethebest]

super awesome turtles!!! i wish i could get one. always way to expensive, and eat a TON!!

 

[Malaefic]

So I was looking at my local pet store site, they sell mata mata turtles, does anybody on here have one?

I googled it, and they dont look allt hat attractive i dont think :S

xx

There are 2 varients of MataMata. The Amazon Varient and the Orinoco Basins Varient

I always thought the Orinoco Varient is prettier. They are redder and thus look nicer and their shell is also more curved.

This is mine. He's the Orinoco Varient:

These are older pics. He's bigger now but still look the same

 

[Kymiie]

So whats it eat?

xx

 

[Malaefic]

I only feed it live feeders.
It hunts on it own
You can train it to eat dead stuff by wiggling it in front of it but since I get feeders cheaply, I never got around doing it.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Awesome! I used to want one until the price tag came up. But I still think they are beautiful...thanks for showing us yours...

 

[Shelly]

They look like they are from another planet!