I'll have to monitor all the "meat market" terrapins that I have here. One has actually been a LTC (21 years) before I got her. She was kept in a 10 gallon tank in an inch of filthy brown water for all those years. Her shell bares many scares as a testament to to the poor living conditions and she did have to learn how to swim when I got her (have had her for 2 years now). BUT her beak is completely normal. This is very interesting though and I will monitor all of them and see if I find this condition beginning to develop with the terrapins or my 4 maps. Thanks for the info.

Steve

[ Hide Replies ]

• Map Turtles - andyuk, Mon Jan 2 04:47:13 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - honuman, Tue Jan 3 18:14:41 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - Katrina, Wed Jan 4 09:38:12 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - honuman, Wed Jan 4 12:03:08 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - Katrina, Wed Jan 4 17:13:48 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - honuman, Wed Jan 4 21:00:05 2006
• RE: A note on this issue: - erico, Fri Jan 6 14:49:30 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - erico, Fri Jan 6 14:52:23 2006
• RE: Map Turtles - Katrina, Fri Jan 6 21:16:27 2006