Is there anything special we should be feeding her in addition to her ReptoMin turtle floating sticks, occasional geckos, bugs and fruits?
< I would add some washed earthworms, crickets dusted with calcium powder and kingworms that have been gut loaded with a good reptile additive.-Chuck> Keeping and Breeding Sideneck Turtles Hi there. I tried finding an answer for this on the other questioners’ queries, but their answers either weren’t specific enough or didn’t exist. I am the proud owner of an African Side Neck turtle, named Elijah, whom I’ve hesitantly labeled a male. Unfortunately, I’m not entirely sure of my turtle’s gender or age. When I bought him he was in a tank at Petco with other ASN’s and some RES’s. However, I was not informed of his age or gender by the shopkeeper. Is sexing in ASN’s similar to sexing in RES? With long claws and long thin tails meaning it’s a male (I read that that only applies after five years old)? Or does that not apply? < In general male turtles tend to be smaller than females of the same age and some species do have longer front claws. Look at the belly of the turtle. Males usually have
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