...If you decide to get some be sure and get captive bred and born...Not wild-caught! I recently adopted 2 of them from our local pet store. Here's the story: The day I walked in to my favorite local pet store I didn't even know of the existence of C.A. Wood Turtles. They had 2 that looked like they were near death...and certainly Were the day a kid brought them in and dumped em off. Pet Store owner said the kid had bought them at a Petco or PetSmart and kept them in a totally aquatic environment with 3 Red-Eared Sliders. When they were brought in...their shells were totally gray and completely flexible as tho made of rubber! After a couple months at this new pet store they had made some tremendous improvement but still looked pretty rough. (They were Still in a totally Wrong aquatic environment but at least now had access to a basking rock under a full-spectrum bulb)The store's reptile manager asked if I wanted them! So I went home and spent most of a week (and lots of time and money) and built a replica of a Central American Rain Forest floor...went back up and brought em home. They love it here! Their shells have hardened up and they're slowly regaining some color...but its gonna take a long time (if ever) until they become as beautiful as the original specimens they once were. And in the last couple months I have inadvertantly become a bit of an "expert" with these turtles. I've been told that they were most certainly wild-caught as it seems no-one is breeding these things. Havn't had time to find this out yet for sure. Its great your asking questions First! Hope this helps. They are curious, personable and quite tame...taking food right out of my hand. I'll post some pics of them and their new home as soon as I can. TJ.

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