Original post by jcs_colubrids — 2014-07-27 19:30:40 GMT
here was a painted turtle coming up to my front door looking at me. Enjoy
Original post by ewkcmo — 2014-10-15 01:53:57 GMT
How small can red bellied turtles breed. We noticed tonight very strange behavior from our 1 1\2 year old red bellies that are aprox: 3.5 inches. Eventually after much enticement from the female the smaller male locked up with her. Is this normal for them to do this so young and small. They can't actually reproduce this small can they?
Thanks
Reply by ewkcmo — 2014-10-15 02:33:04 GMT
This was suppose to say one and a half year olds. Not one twelve. Sorry, it didn't post the slash
Original post by jcs_colubrids — 2014-07-27 19:30:40 GMT
here was a painted turtle coming up to my front door looking at me. Enjoy
Original post by angryirishrose — 2013-07-20 03:18:48 GMT
about 2 weeks ago I noticed my female Southern Paints' head had a strange looking bump on it behind her eye. since then it has grown a bit, now its quite noticeable. oddly, I had a female eastern who had a similar bump on her head, that eventually fell off (out?) of her head, healed up and she was fine! Minnie (the older Eastern's name) is still alive that I am aware of (as of last year she was living her golden years in a small sanctuary, recognizable by her scar) IDK if this is the same thing.. it would be an odd coincidence, Minnie was sent to the sanctuary about 10 years before I got the southern so there was no way they could have given something to each other, the older tank is long gone, the southern has lived alone since I got her in 2003 as a hatchling. so far, Connie (the southern's name) does not appear to be affected by this lump, eating as she usually does, doing her normal activities. (my brother, Minnie's original owner confirmed she was the same way, other wise fine)
Has anyone else ever seen something like this? Minnie was never taken to a vet (there were no herp vets here during that time) I'll be calling Connie's vet to make an appointment for next week. I'll try to get a pic of it but she's not often cooperative about pics LOL
Thanks for any help!
Cheryl
Original post by spycspider — 2013-07-14 16:42:53 GMT
Hi everyone,
I've been a turtle hobbyist for >20 years and the one species that recently have been always giving me problems are Western Painteds. The last 5 that I've kept always ended up developing shell issues pertaining to rot, fungus, or MBD that lead to death. All the other turtles that I've had from sliders and maps, to musks, to snappers, to asian box, and to Eastern/Midland/Southern painteds, etc always thrived well. They all live either indoors or outdoors, given the same pelleted foods with occasional live ones and vegetables, etc.
Now I recently acquired another Western adult from Petsmart. NOw, I know what you're thinking..."the ones from Petsmart are sick to begin with...", but the ones in the past have not been from there and also ended up dying on me. So I've got this guy for about 1 week now and I'm noticing a similar shell pattern (please see pictures) that occurs with Western painteds that eventually lead to them becoming sick.
My questions are, have anyone else experienced this? What could the shell markings be? Should I move him back indoors under lamps instead of outdoors under sun? I live in Houston, TX and it gets pretty blazing hot out here (95-100s degrees). Should I not feed him certain things (shrimp, earthworms, etc?)? I'm out of ideas. Thanks!
Original post by HeavenHell — 2013-04-27 21:56:57 GMT
Painted turtles enjoying the sun at the Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area, Horicon, WI.
Original post by lisasha3 — 2013-04-25 13:55:31 GMT
Hi there, I have done some extensive research on breeders and two were highly recommended and both I've been told I should be able to find here but am having difficulty.
They are Robert and Trish
and Chelidman (Paul V).
Does anyone know how I can reach them?
Thanks!
Lisa
Reply by odyssey — 2013-05-25 01:45:05 GMT
They sell animals here at Kingsnake. Look under all of the turtle ads and you should find them somewhere.
Original post by snapper703 — 2012-09-26 23:44:38 GMT
I was on Craigslist and I found a breeder who is selling midland painted turtles hatchlings...he is in wood bridge,Va..
]]>Original post by turtleb — 2012-07-03 21:18:52 GMT
I have two 1 year old western painted turtles. They are siblings. I can definatly tell that one is male and the other is female. They seem to be trying to mate. But the male is only 2.75 inches and the female is exactly 3 inches. I thought they were
way to young to be dealing with this issue. Do I need to separate them already? Or is this just turtles playing? I don't want to breed turtles. Please help. Thank you
Original post by jj4124 — 2012-06-27 23:30:41 GMT
The lighter lines separating the darker sections are leading me to think he might be growing too fast?
Henry
Original post by jj4124 — 2012-06-27 23:27:20 GMT
I'm linking some pictures but I just wanted to know if this is natural growth or if he is growing too fast.
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Reply by lewrep — 2013-04-05 23:22:06 GMT
Looks like too much protein in food. I have used Hakari pellets for 20 years for all aquatics, including cuora without problem.
It needs its greens
Original post by jj4124 — 2012-06-27 23:25:39 GMT
I'm linking some pictures but I just wanted to know if this is natural growth or if he is growing too fast.
Link
Original post by jj4124 — 2012-06-27 23:23:57 GMT
I'm linking some pictures but I just wanted to know if this is natural growth or if he is growing too fast.
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Original post by jj4124 — 2012-06-27 23:22:37 GMT
I'm linking some pictures but I just wanted to know if this is natural growth or if he is growing too fast.
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Original post by jcs_colubrids — 2012-04-15 05:35:29 GMT
old photo thought i would share
Original post by natzoo — 2011-12-31 18:12:13 GMT
Can someone recommend a good WPT breeder.
]]>Original post by JoJoMang — 2011-12-10 14:38:27 GMT
Howdy!
Just ran across a nice clip of a wild painted turtle on YouTube...figured it was worth a look if you've got a minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWEDhth_fLg
JoJo
]]>Original post by herpohio3769 — 2011-10-02 18:49:09 GMT
I was wondering does any one sell or breed albino painted if so how much because currently I have a friend who has one that was found in creek
Reply by herpohio3769 — 2011-10-25 22:51:03 GMT
Correction Midland painted can someone tell me how to post pictures
Reply by adamjeffery — 2011-10-24 15:33:34 GMT
pics would be appreciated. as far as value go there have not been many found let alone sold. get ahold of tom crutchfield for an approximate value. he would be teh one to know
adam jeffery
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Reply by Odyssey — 2011-10-13 00:51:02 GMT
First of all, why did you post your message eight times?
Second, a photo of the turtle is needed before anything can be discussed.
Original post by herpohio3769 — 2011-10-02 18:48:06 GMT
I was wondering does any one sell or breed albino painted if so how much because currently I have a friend who has one that was found in creek
]]>Original post by herpohio3769 — 2011-10-02 18:47:12 GMT
I was wondering does any one sell or breed albino painted if so how much because currently I have a friend who has one that was found in creek
]]>Original post by herpohio3769 — 2011-10-02 18:40:28 GMT
I was wondering does any one sell or breed albino painted if so how much because currently I have a friend who has one that was found in creek
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