Fish Focus - Pig-Nosed Turtle

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With a body plan that has more in common with their distant marine cousins, the Fly River, or Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) is unlike any other freshwater turtle alive today. A major difference is that these animals only leave the water to lay their eggs in riverside sand banks. Young often remain in their eggs, waiting for rising water levels to signal the coming of the wet season. Wild populations are found in Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea where habitat loss is a potential threat. In captivity, these turtles can be aggressive to one another and are best housed singly, in large aquaria. Although happy to bite one another, their diet becomes dominated by fruit and vegetation as they grow. These are large animals that need facilities outside the scope of the average keeper but not impossible to provide for the dedicated enthusiast. As can be seen in the stores where they occupy large display aquaria, they're certainly worth the effort.

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