Numbers kept: 0,2
 
I have so far only seen two specimens in my life - the adult & subadult females I have kept for 2 years until I had to sell them due to the move to Canada. It has always been an extremely rare turtle in Germany (at least until I left). Even in the classifieds of the German DGHT (German Society for Herpetology) it hardly ever showed up.
 
Upon first sight it does look quite a bit like some Mauremys  but it differs in a number of features.

My females were relatively shy and always quick to take to water when basking. Even in water (where a number of turtles are more relaxed) they were quite nervous - this did not improve after a long time in the same enclosure. Only food could temporarily 'cool' them down; in that respect they are very much like Graptemys spp.

They proved to be quite compatible with other turtles: I have housed them with Kachuga, small Pelusios, Apalone for sometimes weeks and even though one of them was by far the biggest animal in the tank (19 cm straight carapace, 450 g) at all times they never displayed any antagonistic behaviour.

Consumed foods included all sorts of animal matter as well as sweet fruits. Annamemys appears to be quite a voracious species, my females were always ready for food and ate large quantities.

Annamemys is an avid basker and it will stray if kept in outside ponds. My smaller female escaped some time in summer from its pond, only to be rediscovered half frozen at the beginning of November. After slowly warming it up, it was seen eating the same day. They seem to be quite hardy turtles and never caused any concerns health wise.

Updated 2001-02-10