snake neck turtles

[Parsnip]

Hi there people .I have just got myself 2 snake neck turtles of a mate. They are in a 3ft tank is that ok ? The tank has a hood on with a light in, no heat lamp , i am new to it all any info please .

[Geomyda]

Originally Posted by Parsnip

Hi there people .I have just got myself 2 snake neck turtles of a mate. They are in a 3ft tank is that ok ? The tank has a hood on with a light in, no heat lamp , i am new to it all any info please .

I assume that they will be Macrochelodina rugosa- Formally known as the New Guinea Snake Neck Turtle (Chelodina siebenrockii)? These are a tropical species from Irian jaya, part of PNG.
There is an exellent website Chelodina.com, which gives very good advice on this species. Also on another Forum, Terrapin tank.com there is a specific "caresheet" on this species in captivity here in the UK.

[Tiliqua]

Originally Posted by Parsnip

Hi there people .I have just got myself 2 snake neck turtles of a mate. They are in a 3ft tank is that ok ? The tank has a hood on with a light in, no heat lamp , i am new to it all any info please .

Hi,

Well done - these are nice turtles. Tank size depends on species and their size really. It might be an idea to post some pics for ID purposes - although they are most likely to be Macrochelodina rugosa. Also, most fish tanks are not really wide enough. I would imagine that a 3' x 2' x 2' tank would be acceptable, although a 4 x 2 x 2 would be better. If Geomyda sees this I'm sure he will offer some good advice, although there is a care sheet on the Terrapin Tank website.

Cheers,
Mark.

[Tiliqua]

Whoops - looks like he beat me to it!!

Mark.

[Parsnip]

Thanks 4 that you all i will have a look