Hi all, thought i would ask if there is a turtle which can be kept in a viv with just a large cat litter tray full of water with the rest land?

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0.0.4 Varanus Acanthurus(Ackies)
1.0.0 Yemen Chameleon

Possibly one of the species of Mud Turtle, or a Box Turtle (which is more like a tortoise), all the rest are mainly aquatic and need a large volume of water.

Muds and Boxies aren't exactly common in the UK though.

I kept Central American Wood Turtles that way very successfully,even managed to hatch a baby from an imported gravid female.They would come onto land to feed and bask,but did enjoy the water so i had a basking spot over both.They are quite a large species,so were in a 6ft viv with a big pan of water that needed changing daily due to the amount of excreta-big appetites!

I thought of Wood Turtles too, but they are so rarely seen in the UK I didn't think it was worth mentioning them, they are rare and protected even in the US now.

what are the chances of me getting hold of a box or mud turtle? and what sort of size do they get

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0.0.4 Varanus Acanthurus(Ackies)
1.0.0 Yemen Chameleon

Muds are small, up to 4", and are sometimes available, but I'm not aware of any at the moment. You need to be careful too as Musks are sometimes seen being sold as Muds, they are quite similar in appearance but their habitat requirements are completely different, they are much more aquatic than Muds. You'd need to do your homework and be sure you can correctly ID them because the shop may not!

I don't know about Boxies but someone on Shelled Warriors keeps them, maybe they can tell you about availability.

The south/central american Rhinoclemmys species are regualarly available on dealer lists.Ive been offered Black and spotted this week.(Not the North American species)

Oh OK, I don't know that much about them and was told they were very rare, that must be the N. American species.

What sort of price are these ones you can get, and where are they available from? I could be interested myself.