Nile Softshells

[albinosunlimited]

very excited about these guys we just set up a huge group

 

[Yvonne G]

I love the spots on those turtles! I have a special liking for the soft shell group, and I think this is one of the prettier species.

 

[maroonus]

Nice! They get huge too.

 

[diamondbp]

So awesome. The worldwide softshell groups are one of the most intriguing topics to me.

 

[nate.mann]

that is one turtle i wouldnt mind keeping. beautiful.


0.1.0 Russian tortoise
0.1.0 Sonoran Desert Tortoise
1.0.0 Bluenose Pit/American Bulldog

 

[Anthony P]

I'd rather keep 50 small turtles in the space a couple of those bad boys would take up!

They really are great though. So gorgeous! Congratulations on the group.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Re: RE: Nile Softshells

I'd rather keep 50 small turtles in the space a couple of those bad boys would take up!

For those of us that don't know, how much space do these guys need? How big do they get?

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[Anthony P]

Up to 120 centimeters. Thats like 4 feet. They can lay over 100 eggs in a single clutch.

Unless you routinely ride on the back of a leatherback sea turtle, you'd think these guys are huge!

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Wow. A 4ft er huh? I gotta google these!

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[Anthony P]

Won't find much..... There's not much googleable info on these guys.

 

[luvpetz27]

He is so awesome!!!

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

Won't find much..... There's not much googleable info on these guys.

Anthony, this makes me wonder which google are you using, or maybe what is your expectation? I find lots in the general web search, in google scholar, and in google images, even a few correctly identified videos on YouTube.

These are often encountered at sea, at depths that indicate they commonly are semi marine species. Marine fish have been found in their git contents as well.

Fun stuff.

Will

 

[Levi the Leopard]

I found enough to wow me. Some pictures with people in the same shot give me a great idea of their size!
Obviously I couldn't find much, well anything, in the way of a care sheet lol

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[Anthony P]

Won't find much..... There's not much googleable info on these guys.

Anthony, this makes me wonder which google are you using, or maybe what is your expectation? I find lots in the general web search, in google scholar, and in google images, even a few correctly identified videos on YouTube.

These are often encountered at sea, at depths that indicate they commonly are semi marine species. Marine fish have been found in their git contents as well.

Fun stuff.

Will

Perhaps my google isn't googling in an acceptable capacity.

They are great though. And I did find info, but no recorded weights for them.