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Turtles - General

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2003.

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Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace. The lower shell that encases the belly is called the plastron. In most turtles, the outer layer of the shell is covered by horny scales called scutes that are part of its outer skin. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Like other reptiles, turtles are ectotherms - their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. The largest turtles are aquatic. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of species and subspecies of Turtles.
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Topic	Replies	Last Post
New Heosemys Grandis by spottedturtleman - Dec 31, 2003 05:28 PM	0	No replies
Turtle Hybrids by spycspider - Dec 31, 2003 04:47 PM	0	No replies
Happy New Year!!! from Brazil by Rodrigo - Dec 31, 2003 03:30 PM	0	No replies
Happy New Year!!! from Brazil by Rodrigo - Dec 31, 2003 03:25 PM	0	No replies
Happy New Year!!! from Brazil by Rodrigo - Dec 31, 2003 03:23 PM	0	No replies
Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles by Russ Gurley by WillA - Dec 31, 2003 07:26 AM	0	No replies
Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles by Russ Gurley by WillA - Dec 31, 2003 07:21 AM	2	Dec 31, 2003 04:21 PM by bloomindaedalus
Help by aneil - Dec 30, 2003 10:07 PM	3	Dec 31, 2003 02:26 PM by honuman
smallest water turtle? by weecritters - Dec 28, 2003 05:59 PM	8	Dec 30, 2003 07:12 PM by bloomindaedalus
New York Turtle and Tortoise Society Seminar 2004- 1/24/03 by asalzberg - Dec 27, 2003 08:42 PM	0	No replies
Malasian Black Pond / Marsh turtles by Mark M - Dec 27, 2003 07:41 PM	0	No replies
Malasian Black Pond / Marsh turtles by Mark M - Dec 27, 2003 07:40 PM	0	No replies
Malasian Black Pond / Marsh turtles by Mark M - Dec 27, 2003 07:36 PM	0	No replies
TRUE ORNATE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS by terrapin - Dec 27, 2003 07:33 PM	0	No replies
ORNATE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN by terrapin - Dec 27, 2003 07:23 PM	1	Dec 27, 2003 10:33 PM by Colchicine
New Asian Turtle by Irish-Venom - Dec 27, 2003 06:08 PM	6	Dec 28, 2003 06:11 PM by pako
scute shedding by kurma - Dec 26, 2003 01:35 PM	0	No replies
Anyone keeps Pelochelys?? by janaki - Dec 25, 2003 05:25 AM	1	Dec 31, 2003 01:52 PM by Batagur
turtle not eating! by morganna - Dec 22, 2003 05:01 PM	2	Dec 23, 2003 03:33 PM by honuman
Question about shipping and legal issues by Hillary Webb - Dec 21, 2003 04:56 PM	3	Dec 22, 2003 06:49 PM by Hillary Webb
One of my female spotteds laid 3 eggs last night by spottedturtleman - Dec 21, 2003 06:47 AM	7	Dec 29, 2003 12:56 PM by HerpHelmz
Can turtle's break a leg? by awarmenh - Dec 20, 2003 07:53 PM	2	Dec 23, 2003 04:19 PM by erico
peat moss by tsmik2 - Dec 18, 2003 12:15 PM	2	Dec 20, 2003 09:02 PM by Odyssey
Turtles & Turtoise by BrianMous - Dec 18, 2003 05:39 AM	5	Dec 23, 2003 04:31 PM by erico
Spotted with a blood shot eye by spottedturtleman - Dec 17, 2003 07:09 PM	1	Dec 20, 2003 09:09 PM by Odyssey
Steve Zuppa by turtlesandmore - Dec 17, 2003 06:01 PM	1	Dec 19, 2003 01:22 PM by Steve-Z
Sick painted? by K1LOS - Dec 16, 2003 10:45 PM	2	Dec 17, 2003 10:18 AM by erico
turtles and tortoises in Miami area by rocker - Dec 16, 2003 05:16 PM	3	Dec 21, 2003 07:06 AM by spottedturtleman
HELP!!!! Sick matamata. by hraaij - Dec 16, 2003 11:42 AM	1	Dec 27, 2003 02:38 PM by bloomindaedalus
At what size can you accurately sex North American Woods? by spottedturtleman - Dec 15, 2003 05:43 PM	6	Dec 27, 2003 10:51 PM by prpipes1
My RES is a maniac by rns91294 - Dec 15, 2003 09:46 AM	2	Dec 17, 2003 10:16 AM by erico
What's the deal with Spotteds? by circle - Dec 14, 2003 09:21 PM	6	Dec 17, 2003 09:24 PM by Katrina
Hello by BrianMous - Dec 14, 2003 09:05 AM	3	Dec 16, 2003 03:58 AM by BrianMous
Sick pond turtle? by awarmenh - Dec 12, 2003 01:28 AM	13	Dec 22, 2003 06:11 PM by bloomindaedalus
Hibernating one's turtles by tunc - Dec 10, 2003 09:18 AM	0	No replies
sick turtle by eckster - Dec 06, 2003 12:52 AM	3	Dec 08, 2003 05:56 PM by eckster
120 YEAR OLD SNAKE-NECK TURTLE by wbrown - Dec 05, 2003 11:24 PM	1	Dec 06, 2003 09:35 AM by 2manyherps
fly river pig nose????? by ChristopherD - Dec 05, 2003 04:42 PM	4	Dec 19, 2003 10:52 AM by epidemic
Still need the light? by dylan0483 - Dec 05, 2003 12:13 AM	3	Dec 07, 2003 09:18 AM by Katrina
Where can I get cb hatchling reeves turtles and how much do they usually cost? np by SnakeFreak - Dec 04, 2003 06:41 PM	0	No replies
Burmese Brown Tortoises help by dannygood1 - Dec 04, 2003 12:17 PM	4	Dec 05, 2003 02:16 PM by dannygood1
heat light at night? by humanvege - Dec 04, 2003 10:03 AM	4	Dec 27, 2003 02:58 PM by iturnrocks
Is this bad? by rns91294 - Dec 03, 2003 03:10 PM	1	Dec 03, 2003 06:59 PM by Colchicine
Beginner questions by eppon - Dec 03, 2003 12:55 PM	6	Dec 05, 2003 07:44 PM by Katrina
breeding spotted turtles by tsmik2 - Dec 02, 2003 08:26 PM	1	Dec 03, 2003 08:50 AM by jgsavga
Possible baby turtle shell problems? Please help. by rns91294 - Dec 02, 2003 09:12 AM	1	Dec 02, 2003 03:10 PM by HerpHelmz
has anyone bred either a phrynops or batrachemys species? by 2manyherps - Dec 01, 2003 10:22 PM	0	No replies
Pseudemys ID by clemmys - Dec 01, 2003 07:35 PM	10	Dec 05, 2003 05:11 PM by sk8r009
Any turtle shelters in the San Francisco Bay Area? by xenomorph77 - Dec 01, 2003 07:29 PM	0	No replies
use of biological supplement safe for turtles? by bradc - Dec 01, 2003 02:00 PM	9	Dec 12, 2003 04:35 AM by bufoexul
Newbie: Got parasites by rikonigsberg - Dec 01, 2003 10:15 AM	6	Dec 02, 2003 11:02 PM by Katrina
are matamat turtles hard to take care of? n/p by lizardboy - Nov 30, 2003 09:03 PM	1	Dec 01, 2003 04:35 AM by meretseger
Dentata housing... by k.price - Nov 30, 2003 07:19 PM	1	Dec 10, 2003 12:35 PM by yertelle
Never see my turtle's penis when 'mating'... by copyleftpenguin - Nov 30, 2003 03:43 PM	1	Nov 30, 2003 03:44 PM by copyleftpenguin
scab or fungus on eye by eckster - Nov 30, 2003 03:32 PM	0	No replies
Northern and florida red-bellies mating? by pmac - Nov 30, 2003 12:49 AM	0	No replies
Cuora Mouhotti - getting it to eat. by cindy8383 - Nov 29, 2003 05:47 PM	3	Dec 01, 2003 10:35 AM by MouhotiiFan
redfoot white spot by baer - Nov 28, 2003 11:00 AM	1	Dec 01, 2003 05:44 AM by sgoodson1
Question for Pelusios keepers by M n R-Reptile - Nov 27, 2003 10:53 AM	0	No replies
Chinese translation by tomt - Nov 27, 2003 10:45 AM	3	Nov 30, 2003 12:42 PM by tomt
filtration by tsmik2 - Nov 26, 2003 07:22 PM	15	Dec 19, 2003 11:40 AM by epidemic
Turtle Camera by kwangtungriver - Nov 26, 2003 08:53 AM	2	Nov 30, 2003 12:43 PM by tomt
What type gets along with a RES? by rns91294 - Nov 25, 2003 01:44 PM	5	Nov 28, 2003 08:29 PM by erico
What is the smallest breed of tortoise? by SoCalSerenity - Nov 25, 2003 10:46 AM	3	Dec 02, 2003 01:43 PM by ecbiomajor
MataMata feeding by hraaij - Nov 24, 2003 02:22 PM	4	Dec 27, 2003 02:41 PM by bloomindaedalus
Spengleri by chamsrcool - Nov 23, 2003 08:15 PM	1	Nov 26, 2003 10:22 AM by tortoisevet
Red Ear Slider is NOT basking/eating/restless....???? by shadowcat410 - Nov 23, 2003 08:03 PM	2	Nov 24, 2003 01:41 PM by bloomindaedalus
SPOTTED TURTLES by HerpHelmz - Nov 23, 2003 05:06 PM	7	Nov 30, 2003 02:45 PM by jgsavga
Turtle Q's Help by kalani - Nov 23, 2003 03:11 PM	6	Nov 28, 2003 08:54 PM by erico
Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Max_frog12 - Nov 21, 2003 09:40 PM	2	Nov 23, 2003 01:10 AM by spycspider
Map Turtle Problems by mhd1104 - Nov 21, 2003 06:17 AM	1	Nov 24, 2003 01:26 PM by bloomindaedalus
Question about NA wood maturity by herpin1579 - Nov 20, 2003 01:09 PM	1	Nov 22, 2003 04:37 PM by prpipes1
I NEED HELP! by mhd1104 - Nov 20, 2003 06:25 AM	2	Nov 21, 2003 12:29 AM by TortoiseLVR
Mississippi Map Turtle Eye Problem by tortoiselvr - Nov 19, 2003 10:46 PM	0	No replies
New to forum need help!!!! by Max_Frog12 - Nov 19, 2003 06:54 PM	1	Nov 24, 2003 01:34 PM by bloomindaedalus

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