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Upemba Mud Turtles: Pelusious upembae
Now recognized as it's own species, commonly called "Upemby Muds" this African turtle has the smallest range of them all - limited to two deep rivers in the Upemba National Park, in the Democratic Republic of The Congo.
Juveniles have very nice colors, very similar to their beautiful close cousin Pelusious niger (the West African Black Turtle).
Our adults have only grown to about 7 inches. They are typical carnivores. Our's love pellets right out of the egg, and fish, meat and worms when ever we offer them.
Looking at their tiny range map, Upemby muds are cetainly one of the rarest of all the African species.
Not much is known about their habits and natural history because the small area they live in has been politically unstable for decades - preventing scientific study.
In the US only a few breeders work with Pelusious upembae.
We've worked with them for 5 years now and we have found them to be moderately cold tolerant (as adults) into the mid 40s and heat tolerant in water in the low 80s.
Hatchlings do great in inside temps.
They are the most easygoing and cooperative, getting along in large groups very well, and laying viable eggs in just their 5th year.
They are pretty, friendly, and have remarkable personalities - behaving more like your dog than anything else...
If you'd like a peek into the deep rivers of the Congo, or just to keep one of Africa's rarest species, Upembae muds are the one !
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We offer a 7 day health guarantee on our captive bred animals only provided all conditions are met as listed in our Terms and Conditions page.
