Species Name: Emydura macquarii macquarii
Price: $90 each
Available: Late Autumn, 2012
Maximum Size: Usually 27cm. Some individual specimens can grow bigger (to about 32-34cm) but this is uncommon.
Description: This turtle has a short neck. It's carapace (top part of the shell) is light brown to dark brown. The plastron (bottom part of the shell) is light coloured.
Temperament: Usually gentle, calm and friendly.
Food: In captivity, a diet of freshwater fish, supplemented with freshwater yabbies, freshwater prawns, freshwater snails is suitable. Freshwater plants also make up part of their diet. Avoid saltwater fish. Hatchlings will also readily consume mosquito larvae (wrigglers).
