Hi everyone,

I'm looking to purchase the smallest aquatic turtle possible. I've heard rumors of purchasing "Penny Turtles" at Flea Markets, but I've also heard that "penny" is just a term for hatchling, so they obviously don't stay that size. Could anyone recommend a small aquatic turtle that STAYS small?

thanks in advance

they all grow pretty much huge mate

map turtles stay relativly small compaired to the rest though

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Well thank you for a clear and accurate answer!

Common Musk Turtles are one of the smallest commonly available turtles in the trade,Maps get bigger than people imagine,especially if the correct species label is not given.

.......and especially if it's a female, it's only the male maps that stay under 6", the females can exceed 10" ,and at that size they're very bulky too.

Musk turtles are the smallest which you can get realistically

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yeah musk turtles. remember that you need 40 litres of water per inch of the turtles shell. so if 2" then you need 80 litres

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.....and they max out at around 5", so would be happy living it a 200L+ tank for life.

african helmeted turtles generally dont get very big. the females have been recorded at usual turtle size, but myns 4 inchs and has stayed that way since i first found her. so i think AHTs are a good choice.

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Yours would be very unusual if it stays at 4" though, they average around 8" fully grown but can exceed 12", not very often admittedly but it does happen.

The only species guaranteed not to grow big are the Musks, with the Common Musk being the smallest at around 4-5", Razorback and Loggerhead Musks get a bit bigger.

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