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Softshell Turtles
Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2003.
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Trionychidae comprises a number of turtle genera commonly known as softshells, also sometimes called pancake turtles. Softshells consist of some of the world's largest fresh water turtles, though many can adapt to living in highly brackish areas. Members of this family occur in Africa, Asia, North America, and Southeast Asia. They are called "softshell" because their carapace lacks horny scutes (scales). The carapace is leathery and pliable, particularly at the sides. The light and flexible shell allows them to move more easily in open water, or in muddy lake bottoms.
Most are strict carnivores, with diets consisting mainly of fish, aquatic crustaceans, snails, amphibians, and sometimes birds and small mammals.
Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of species and subspecies of Softshell Turtles.
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Happy New Year!!! from Brazil
by Rodrigo - Dec 31, 2003 03:44 PM |
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Shell rot ?
by Jamo50 - Dec 22, 2003 10:49 PM |
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Dec 25, 2003 05:30 PM by jamo50 |
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this works for me
by 2manyherps - Dec 22, 2003 03:41 PM |
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Temp.
by WJBioman - Dec 21, 2003 03:10 PM |
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Dec 22, 2003 10:43 PM by 2manyherps |
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Info on keeping Florida Softshells Outdoors during central Florida winter
by jtrileyjr - Dec 17, 2003 11:52 PM |
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Dec 19, 2003 10:25 AM by 2manyherps |
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Substrate and flter
by WJBioman - Dec 13, 2003 05:48 PM |
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Dec 16, 2003 04:54 PM by WJBioman |
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anyone ever found???
by Danc71388 - Dec 13, 2003 05:39 PM |
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Help For sonybono
by bloomindaedalus - Dec 10, 2003 10:48 PM |
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Swelling, need a response before the end of the week!
by Shido - Dec 09, 2003 07:54 PM |
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Dec 12, 2003 08:08 PM by Shido |
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Sonny Bono? You Got Questions-We Got Answers(n/p)
by HerpHelmz - Dec 08, 2003 05:31 PM |
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Softshells and crawfish
by blisterbug - Dec 06, 2003 11:22 AM |
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Dec 10, 2003 10:53 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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Florida softshell help
by sonnybono - Dec 03, 2003 01:23 AM |
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Dec 10, 2003 10:47 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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sand substrate question...
by copyleftpenguin - Nov 29, 2003 01:12 PM |
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Dec 10, 2003 11:21 AM by copyleftpenguin |
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Softshell Help !!
by Jamo50 - Nov 27, 2003 02:23 PM |
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Nov 30, 2003 11:12 AM by Jamo50 |
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Some softshell questions...
by copyleftpenguin - Nov 25, 2003 08:10 PM |
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Nov 26, 2003 04:16 PM by HerpHelmz |
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Observations of softshell and fish
by blisterbug - Nov 22, 2003 06:27 PM |
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Chris's Florida Softshell
by HerpHelmz - Nov 19, 2003 10:53 AM |
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Nov 19, 2003 03:32 PM by Skiwee10 |
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New to forums
by Shido - Nov 15, 2003 10:20 PM |
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Nov 30, 2003 01:42 PM by spycspider |
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Just got injured Chinese Softshell...
by copyleftpenguin - Nov 14, 2003 09:10 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 01:22 PM by honuman |
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Florida Softshell hatchling won't eat!
by Skiwee10 - Nov 10, 2003 09:34 PM |
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Nov 19, 2003 09:21 AM by Brian-SFCRC |
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White spots...pics???
by leighann - Nov 10, 2003 05:07 PM |
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Baby Soft Shells
by Cndcass - Nov 07, 2003 01:23 PM |
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Nov 09, 2003 07:01 AM by blisterbug |
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Spiny in pond with fish?
by cod6545 - Nov 06, 2003 08:53 PM |
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Nov 08, 2003 03:33 PM by sodium |
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Floating Turtles and Parasites
by CRToon83 - Nov 05, 2003 01:59 PM |
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turtle hasn't been eating or very active....PLEASE HELP!
by swtxlildaisy - Nov 04, 2003 09:27 PM |
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Nov 05, 2003 02:00 PM by CRToon83 |
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Environment for softshell hatchlings
by mmgarciaiii - Nov 03, 2003 03:44 PM |
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Nov 04, 2003 02:20 PM by Skiwee10 |
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Spiney vs. Smooth Softshell
by Skiwee10 - Nov 02, 2003 08:58 PM |
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lowering pH?
by Hungryfrog - Nov 01, 2003 07:31 PM |
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Nov 02, 2003 11:24 AM by Skiwee10 |
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Familiar with turtles, new to softshells - questions
by Hungryfrog - Nov 01, 2003 06:04 PM |
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Nov 05, 2003 11:50 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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Hibernation?
by crtoon83 - Oct 29, 2003 12:31 AM |
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Oct 29, 2003 04:58 PM by honuman |
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Black thing sticking out of my turtles tail!
by Skiwee10 - Oct 26, 2003 09:00 PM |
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Oct 31, 2003 04:58 PM by sodium |
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Yumm...
by blisterbug - Oct 25, 2003 07:10 PM |
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Oct 26, 2003 08:05 PM by NebraskaTurtles |
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white silly string?
by CRToon83 - Oct 24, 2003 01:49 PM |
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Oct 26, 2003 02:12 PM by CRToon83 |
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Environment for softshell hatchlings
by mmgarciaiii - Oct 23, 2003 12:30 PM |
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Oct 25, 2003 10:30 AM by blisterbug |
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Softy not eating at all now
by CRToon83 - Oct 22, 2003 04:01 PM |
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Oct 22, 2003 08:54 PM by CRToon83 |
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Urgent! Please reply Before Wednesday!
by Skiwee10 - Oct 21, 2003 10:56 PM |
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Oct 24, 2003 12:06 AM by CRToon83 |
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Sleeping time?
by CRToon83 - Oct 21, 2003 02:25 AM |
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Need help with softshell turtles
by leighann - Oct 20, 2003 11:37 AM |
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Oct 22, 2003 12:38 AM by CRToon83 |
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New To Softies
by turtlemix21 - Oct 19, 2003 04:58 PM |
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Oct 22, 2003 12:46 AM by CRToon83 |
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Spiney and Smooth Hatchling together?
by Skiwee10 - Oct 18, 2003 06:08 PM |
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Oct 20, 2003 06:19 PM by honuman |
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Tank size for softshells
by Skiwee10 - Oct 13, 2003 08:13 PM |
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Oct 15, 2003 09:21 PM by honuman |
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Compatible with other turtles
by WildBill - Oct 13, 2003 04:54 PM |
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Oct 16, 2003 03:35 PM by WildBill |
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A Question for the True Soft Shell Turtle Experts???
by Grasshopper - Oct 13, 2003 08:53 AM |
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Oct 17, 2003 12:06 PM by meretseger |
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White Spots
by mmgarciaiii - Oct 12, 2003 11:40 AM |
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Oct 12, 2003 01:49 PM by blisterbug |
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Why won't anyone answer my question
by Skiwee10 - Oct 11, 2003 10:27 PM |
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Strange stuff on shell
by sodium - Oct 11, 2003 01:36 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 01:58 PM by blisterbug |
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New softshell question
by Skiwee10 - Oct 10, 2003 10:50 PM |
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Oct 13, 2003 10:44 AM by bloomindaedalus |
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My Softshell isn't eating fish
by CRToon83 - Oct 08, 2003 04:01 PM |
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Oct 13, 2003 10:05 PM by blisterbug |
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ghost shrimp as food?
by littlegiggles - Oct 08, 2003 03:47 PM |
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Oct 09, 2003 01:19 AM by bloomindaedalus |
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help please
by D.K.S - Oct 07, 2003 08:50 PM |
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Oct 11, 2003 10:16 AM by blisterbug |
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question about my new softshell turtle...
by D.K.S - Oct 06, 2003 04:53 PM |
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Oct 06, 2003 08:32 PM by NebraskaTurtles |
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Texas spiny softshell baby
by blisterbug - Oct 06, 2003 07:40 AM |
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HELP PLEASE! BLACK THING COMING OUT OF TURT'S TAIL
by turtlover - Oct 02, 2003 10:19 PM |
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Oct 04, 2003 08:36 PM by turtlover |
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Chinese Softshells
by honuman - Oct 02, 2003 12:57 PM |
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Oct 06, 2003 11:53 AM by honuman |
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Fly river Turtles
by crimsonwolf1313 - Sep 29, 2003 10:43 PM |
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Oct 03, 2003 01:55 PM by hussman |
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softshell with white gunk on its head!!! help!!!
by themajorway - Sep 26, 2003 11:12 PM |
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Web sites on Softshells
by turtlemix21 - Sep 21, 2003 07:22 PM |
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Sep 22, 2003 04:00 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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softshell dead skin rings
by afreet - Sep 19, 2003 05:49 PM |
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Sep 19, 2003 11:28 PM by prpipes1 |
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Softshell and Slider
by NebraskaTurtles - Sep 18, 2003 01:38 PM |
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Sep 21, 2003 05:53 PM by NebraskaTurtles |
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New Forum: Rescue Discussion
by phwyvern - Sep 16, 2003 03:30 PM |
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just aquired two hatchlings: identification? (see pictures)
by littlegiggles - Sep 15, 2003 05:01 PM |
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Sep 17, 2003 09:28 AM by littlegiggles |
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Hatchling Breeders
by clownfishx2 - Sep 13, 2003 04:47 PM |
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florida soft shell turtles have red spots on plastron and nose
by KindelFire - Sep 09, 2003 05:58 PM |
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Sep 12, 2003 03:42 AM by KindelFire |
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Softshell fungus problem
by opus - Sep 05, 2003 06:01 PM |
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Sep 06, 2003 07:31 AM by hussman |
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which u sugest as a better pet the spiny or the florida soft shell?n/p
by lizardboy - Sep 01, 2003 04:05 PM |
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Sep 11, 2003 03:09 PM by honuman |
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what speicies do i have?
by lizardboy - Aug 31, 2003 06:36 PM |
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Sep 02, 2003 07:35 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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Gravel...Sand....
by ucsda - Aug 27, 2003 03:16 PM |
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Aug 28, 2003 01:18 AM by TwinkL1369 |
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problem... help!
by feel_x2000 - Aug 27, 2003 12:57 PM |
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Aug 27, 2003 07:35 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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Albino Florida Shoftshell
by GerardS - Aug 23, 2003 01:13 AM |
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AHHH !!! WHAT IS IT???
by turtledad - Aug 21, 2003 06:41 PM |
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Aug 26, 2003 06:39 AM by turtledad |
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My softsshell is not eating
by izzymp - Aug 18, 2003 12:36 PM |
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Aug 21, 2003 10:35 AM by hussman |
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baby softshell umbilical cord help!!!
by watersnake14 - Aug 10, 2003 09:10 PM |
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Aug 14, 2003 08:59 AM by turtlebaby |
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Advice about my turtle....
by beccers22 - Aug 09, 2003 12:45 PM |
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Aug 10, 2003 07:43 PM by bloomindaedalus |
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Sick SS floating turtle?
by ixcoatl - Aug 05, 2003 11:02 PM |
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Aug 09, 2003 10:59 PM by ixcoatl |
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Substrate and cleaning?
by pngasius - Aug 02, 2003 03:10 AM |
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Aug 04, 2003 03:27 PM by bloomindaedalus |
