Adult males mississippi map turtles can do well in tank size as small as 75 gallons.
Mississippi map turtle tank size.
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This provides plenty of swimming room.
Mississippi map turtle general info.
Pseudogeographica mississippi map turtle g.
Females of this subspecies occasionally develop enlarged heads.
Height isn t a huge factor because the reptiles can t climb.
They re easily over fed protein resulting in an unhealthy growth rate and pyramiding of the shell.
The tank should also be tall enough to provide areas for the turtle to swim so we suggest a minimum height of around 300mm.
Average female adult size.
Kohnii possesses a crescent shaped stripe along the posterior rim of the eye and pure specimens have an unmarked iris.
Females need about a 125 gallon tank.
For this reason we suggest a tank with at least 1200mm in width.
Features two subspecies namely the.
6 to 10 inches average male adult size.
Gravel built up with some larger rocks to create a beach on one side of the tank serves well as a basking area and dry docking station for your turtle.
The mississippi map turtle g.
30 to 50 years.
3 5 to 5 inches lifespan.
The mississippi map turtle is one of 13 map turtle species and it is a subspecies of the false map turtle.
However we recommend bumping that up to 90 gallons if possible.
The size of the tank depends on how big it is but to save money its best just to buy a tank for the adult size.
The average lifespan for most mississippi maps lies somewhere between 15 and 20 years but when kept properly in captivity a mississippi map turtle can live for up to 30 years or more.
The maximum tank size is unlimited because maps are excellent swimmers but at a minimum there should be 5 to.
The mississippi map turtle can grow to 300mm 12 long and needs a proportional amount of space to live happily.
Generally males do fine in tanks that are around 4 feet in length.
Full grown map turtles need plenty of swimming space but typically a 75 gallon fish tank will do well for one male turtle.
Mississippi map turtles are omnivores but as adults more carnivorous than sliders.
Mississippi map turtle appearance.