Gerard Hatches a Rare Gem

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One of the first ever hatchings of the rare African Dwarf Mud Turtle Pelusios nanus in the United States

In this impressive video, one can admire the diminutive size of this newborn representative of one of the smallest chelonian species on the planet. Gerard shares the exciting arrival of what might be the very first US captive bred African Dwarf Mud Turtles (Pelusios nanus). If this species has been bred elsewhere, it would have to of been recently and under the radar. The parents of these hatchlings were originally acquired from turtlesandtortoises.com, the biggest source of this species in the country.

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