The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
Full grown full size indian roofed turtle.
Males are smaller than females.
The females excavate nests in which they lay clutches of up to thirty eggs.
The male indian tent turtles are brightly colored compared to the females and have longer and thicker tails.
Unless you know when a turtle is born it s nearly impossible to tell its age.
The red crowned roofed turtle or bengal roof turtle is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to south asia.
These turtles are small sized.
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I hav just got 2 indian roofed turtles in gift by my friend i dont know wat they eat i gave them corrender n spanich leaves n also fish food but i think they r not eating it they r about 3 5 to 4inches in size i also hav a black colored turtle i got them 4months ago they eat only vegetables i dont know which turtles are they looks like red eared slider but black in colour yellow strips on face.
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Due to the pink band on the seams of their carapace they are also known as indian pinked ring tent turtle.
If your turtle is young you can compare it to the size of other turtles in the species to get an idea of how old it is.
The turtles like to bask in the sun on land.
Discover how long indian tent turtle lives.
While you can count rings on the turtle s belly that method is often a better representation of when the turtle had food and when it didn t.
The males averages 3 5 5 while the females are slightly bigger ranging between 5 9.
It was the type species of its former genus kachuga.
Interestingly males have a white band on their tails as well their tails are longer and thicker and females have a yellow band on the tip of their tails.
It is found in the major rivers of south asia.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.
Larger indian roofed turtles measure up to 25 cm.
Slew of asian turtles relocated to the new pond duration.
In the breeding season the heads and necks of male turtles exhibit bright red yellow and blue coloration.
Size of female red crowned roofed turtle the female red crowned roofed turtle can grow to a shell length of 56 cm 22 in and weighs 25 kilograms 55 lb but males are considerably smaller.
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Red crowned roofed turtle was the type of species of its former genus kachuga.
Behaviour of red crowned roofed turtle.