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Serrated Hinged Terrapin
scientific name: Pelusios sinuatus
| Cites status: | not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | Republic of Congo, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Botswana and northern South Africa. |
| Habitat: | In rivers and standing waters. Often outlive the dry season buried in mud. |
| Size: | up to 35 cm carapace length |
| Life Expectancy: | 40-50 years |
| Reproduction: | 10-30 eggs, incubation period 90-100 days |
| Temperature: | water temperature 22-28°C |
| Humidity: | not important, more important is a dry place for a sunbath |
| Lighting: | Daylight Fluorescent Tubes e.g. Daylight Sun T5 in combination with Light Strip and a Spot Lamps |
| Substrate: | grit or sand |
| Cage Furniture: | aqua-terrarium, water level depending on size of animals, stones, land part |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | 150x60x60 |
| food: | Turtle Food, fish, small crabs, shrimps, earthworms, insects (e.g.locusts, cockroach, zophobas), snails, products of "Sorry Link missing" series |
| Comment: | Belongs to the family of side-necked turtles. |