About a month ago I did an impulse buy which i usually don't do. I have a snakeneck turtle. i went through hell figuring what kind it was and could hardly find any info on the care of any snakenecks. now im pretty sure he is a Siebenrock's Snake Necked, possibly Parker's but almost certanin a Siebenrock's. I've had it at 70 degree water temp, and was told the uvb bulb would be enough to bask, that they were cold climate species. I'm going to increase the water temp by 5 degrees and the basking spot to maybe 10?? He's very active and eats 6 or so mazuri pellets every other day, and a big meal of bloodworms once a month. All the food is dusted with Vitamin D3 because he never comes out of the water. Any one have any advice on how to care for this species?? how does the diet sound? and is it easier not to use a substrate so it stays cleaner in there? and how often do you do a complete change of water? please help, and thanks in advance!
ocuments and SettingsChet AndersonMy DocumentsMy PicturesKodak Pictures2004-11-21100_0283" alt="Image">
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
Siebenrock's or Parker's?!? Snake Neck Care
Replies (4)
I can help you with some info or can direct you to a great source for info. My friend has one also. Lets see if he shows up with a reply. You can email me at:
man-that-you-fear@sbcglobal.net
Joel
Now im thinking it could be a New Guinea Snake Necked. Either New Guinea or Siebenrock's. I've looked at so many pictures and some look like mine from both types, and then sometimes some don't. Very confusing! Is their care basically the same??
These two are essentially identical, differentiated only by the vivid head markings on parkeri. They are separated only by the Torres Strait and were certainly the same species in the recent past. They are both very different from the New Guinea snakeneck, however. The former two have a dark egg-shaped shell while N.G. is much more lighter and more oval in shape. N.G. has a relatively narrow head while the other two have very wide and flat heads. N.G. tends to have a more light gray color to its soft parts, while the other two are a dark olive or brown. Neither are cold weather species, coming from extreme nothern Australia and Southern N.G. respectively. They will survive at 70 F, but should be kept a bit warmer, i.e. 75-80.
Whichever specie you have they will not come up to bask if the basking area is not warmer than your water temperature. Example: Red eared sliders do well at water temperature of 72 and basking temperature of about 85-90 degrees. Does you UVB light give off heat as well (mercury vapor bulb) or is it just a flourescent tube? IF just a tube than you need a heat bulb as well to go with it.
