Females can grow to a shell length of 56 cm and weigh 25 kilograms but males are considerably smaller.
Full grown full size indian roofed turtle.
Larger indian roofed turtles measure up to 25 cm.
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.
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.
It is found in the major rivers of south asia.
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These turtles are small sized.
Red crowned roofed turtle was the type of 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.
Males are smaller than females.
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The male indian tent turtles are brightly colored compared to the females and have longer and thicker tails.
The turtles like to bask in the sun on land.
In the breeding season the heads and necks of male turtles exhibit bright red yellow and blue coloration.
It can be distinguished by the distinct roof at the topmost part of the shell.
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.
Behaviour of red crowned roofed turtle.
It is a common pet in the indian subcontinent.
Unless you know when a turtle is born it s nearly impossible to tell its age.
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The males averages 3 5 5 while the females are slightly bigger ranging between 5 9.
The indian roofed turtle pangshura tecta is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
Due to the pink band on the seams of their carapace they are also known as indian pinked ring tent turtle.
The females excavate nests in which they lay clutches of up to thirty eggs.
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It was the type species of its former genus kachuga.
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