Chinese soft-shelled turtle
Pelodiscus sinensis
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Tortoises (Testudines)
Family: Trionychidae ( Trionychidae)
- It is distributed in the south of the Far East, in China, Japan, Korea to the south to North Vietnam;
- Longevity can attain 25 years;
- The turtle comes out to the dry land rarely, and to be able to breath it pushes forward out of water its long soft trunk;
- Usually it waits for its prey, burying itself on the bottom and pushing forward only its head, or it actively swims pushing through its long nose among rocks.
Working hours
10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
During autumn, spring and summer vacations, and on official holidays Exotarium is open
everyday.
Our address: 300002, Russia, Tula, Oktyabrskaya str., bld. 26.
Phone number: 7 (4872) 47-53-92
You can arrive:
fixed-run taxies # 1, 1t, 8, 9, 6t, 11, 12t, 21, 23, 24, 32, 34, 36, 41
buses # 1, 8, 9, 21, 36
trolley-buses № 1, 4, 6
tram № 12
the Zarechie district, Lunacharskogo or Arsenalnaya str.
Entrance tickets:
Children - 50 roubles (children under the age of 3 go for free)
Adults - 90 roubles.
Reduced fair tickets - 30 roubles (available for senior citizens, disabled people, etc.)
