My Reptile the Asian Giant Pond Turtle

ByDestiny Silva

Renfrenceswww.wiki.answers.com/Q/what makes a reptile a

reptile?www.stlzoo.org/animals/aboutheanimals/reptiles/turtles and tortoise/asiangiantpondturtle.htmwww.animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/turtle-info.htm/printable

www.arkive.org/giant--asia--turtle/heosmys--grandis/info.htm

What is a reptile and what are its characteristics? What

makes a reptile a reptile?

The thing that makes a reptile a reptile is, cold

blooded, have thick skin to minimize water loss,

lay eggs, and air breathing creatures.

Where do you find your reptile? Where does it live

and in what type of climate? You could find Asian Giant Pond Turtle in Southeastern

Asia. Their habitat is living in rivers, streams, lakes, swamps, marshes, and surrounding lands.

What types of food does your reptile eat?

A Asian Giant Pond Turtle would eat in the wild is snails, worms, slugs, tadpoles, fish, salamanders, spiders and fish. A house

Asian pond turtle is raised to eat pellets, beef heart and snails. They also eat every living plant in their pond.

How big is your reptile? How much /little does it

weigh? How long/short is it?The length of the Asian Pond Turtle is

45.cm. The Asian Pond Turtle weighs 12.kg.

Is your retile dangerous? Explain?