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Mud & Musk Turtles

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Mud turtle is the common name given to two genera of aquatic turtles, Kinosternon, found in North and South America, and Pelusios, found in Africa. Known for their dull shell colors and preferring shallow, slow moving bodies of water with muddy bottoms, and having a dome shaped carapace. Musk turtle is the common name given to three genera of aquatic turtles, Sternotherus, Staurotypus, and Claudius, due to their ability to release a foul musky odor to deter predation. Found in North and Central America, they are very similar to the American mud turtles, but tend to have a more domed carapace, with a distinctive keel down the center. 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 Mud and Musk Turtles.
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Topic	Replies	Last Post
Happy New Year!!! from Brazil by Rodrigo - Dec 31, 2003 03:27 PM	0	No replies
Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles by Russ Gurley by WillA - Dec 31, 2003 07:23 AM	0	No replies
Musk Turtle Problem by amymlc - Dec 28, 2003 06:53 PM	3	Dec 30, 2003 09:17 AM by Katrina
Three Striped Mud Turtles Question by Doug - Dec 20, 2003 06:00 PM	1	Dec 20, 2003 09:30 PM by mayday
Narrow bridge musk photos and breeders? by kurma - Dec 20, 2003 12:45 PM	9	Dec 27, 2003 09:09 PM by mayday
incubating Redcheeks by jobst - Dec 14, 2003 02:31 PM	3	Dec 14, 2003 07:59 PM by mayday
Question for SalS by farfel - Dec 12, 2003 09:15 PM	2	Dec 15, 2003 09:13 PM by farfel
red-cheeks and stripe-necks by farfel - Dec 11, 2003 10:45 AM	2	Dec 12, 2003 08:52 PM by farfel
Florida Mud Turtles (steindachneri) by mingophi - Dec 07, 2003 05:46 PM	0	No replies
funny muskie by bloomindaedalus - Dec 06, 2003 01:21 AM	1	Dec 06, 2003 01:22 AM by bloomindaedalus
Crazy Muskie by Shaky - Dec 03, 2003 07:13 AM	2	Dec 04, 2003 06:58 AM by Shaky
Tank setup for a Mississippi Mud. by Maxime - Nov 26, 2003 05:16 PM	4	Dec 12, 2003 01:02 PM by bloomindaedalus
Blueberry- A cute turtle by meretseger - Nov 26, 2003 04:26 PM	1	Nov 26, 2003 05:05 PM by mayday
Stinkpot habitat ideas by K.Price - Nov 25, 2003 01:16 PM	0	No replies
Sources for musk turtles by blisterbug - Nov 23, 2003 01:51 PM	1	Nov 23, 2003 07:26 PM by mayday
Basking by Shido - Nov 20, 2003 09:31 PM	0	No replies
Stinky? by spycspider - Nov 20, 2003 05:05 PM	1	Nov 20, 2003 05:49 PM by mayday
128 year old mud turtle by wbrown - Nov 20, 2003 08:44 AM	1	Nov 20, 2003 04:39 PM by mayday
a new picture of the same redcheek. by mayday - Nov 16, 2003 07:35 PM	1	Nov 18, 2003 11:59 PM by jay w.
wer can i find striped mud turtles!!!?? by tatadajw - Nov 15, 2003 03:47 PM	0	No replies
Anyone in here have a stripe neck musk???????????? by kurma - Nov 13, 2003 10:27 AM	2	Nov 13, 2003 10:24 PM by SalS
The Finicky Stinkpot, aka The Pellet Addict by jigmaster - Nov 02, 2003 06:45 AM	2	Nov 20, 2003 05:02 PM by spycspider
questions on breeding/behavior of eastern mud turtles by Katrina - Nov 02, 2003 12:02 AM	3	Nov 04, 2003 06:11 PM by Katrina
ALBINO RED CHEEK MUDS by M n R-Reptile - Oct 19, 2003 02:29 PM	1	Oct 19, 2003 04:44 PM by mayday
West African mud turtle by rdbartlett - Oct 15, 2003 07:24 PM	0	No replies
West African mud turtle by rdbartlett - Oct 15, 2003 07:22 PM	0	No replies
red-cheeked mud turtle by rdbartlett - Oct 15, 2003 07:21 PM	0	No replies
red-cheeked mud turtle by rdbartlett - Oct 15, 2003 07:19 PM	6	Oct 17, 2003 10:40 AM by jay w.
here's mah little one by c02 - Oct 12, 2003 08:42 PM	1	Oct 12, 2003 09:12 PM by c02
Any benefit or risk in feeding frozen/thawed goldfish to red cheeks? by jay w. - Oct 12, 2003 01:59 PM	4	Oct 15, 2003 06:21 PM by bloomindaedalus
Aggression in musk turtles by dhahn - Oct 09, 2003 02:07 PM	1	Oct 10, 2003 07:09 PM by bloomindaedalus
Anybody Keeping Sonorans??? n/m by Don - Oct 08, 2003 01:22 PM	6	Oct 10, 2003 02:19 PM by bloomindaedalus
post some pics of your muds and their setups! by wes22288 - Oct 04, 2003 12:07 PM	0	No replies
photo update...red cheek mud turtle by mayday - Sep 26, 2003 08:21 PM	9	Oct 09, 2003 05:12 PM by mayday
New Forum: Rescue Discussion by phwyvern - Sep 16, 2003 03:24 PM	0	No replies
I went ahead and did it by FenderStratGuy - Sep 10, 2003 05:19 AM	11	Sep 18, 2003 08:41 PM by bloomindaedalus
My musk turtle won't eat by gwiziwg - Sep 09, 2003 08:39 PM	1	Sep 12, 2003 12:25 AM by bloomindaedalus
here is mine musk by codyblue - Sep 06, 2003 07:31 PM	1	Sep 07, 2003 04:06 PM by mayday
3 Striped Mud Turtle & Pond Fish Question by PATMAN - Sep 06, 2003 07:11 PM	1	Sep 07, 2003 08:17 PM by Keri
Diamondback Terrapin with a Musk? by FenderStratguy - Sep 05, 2003 10:54 AM	0	No replies
New to this forum! Is this a common musk? by geckoman2003 - Sep 03, 2003 09:39 PM	3	Sep 25, 2003 12:09 PM by seamos
has any one ever had a razorback musk turtlen?n/p by lizardboy - Sep 02, 2003 04:22 PM	5	Sep 03, 2003 06:08 PM by bloomindaedalus
3 striped mud acting strange. by PhunkeyPhish - Sep 02, 2003 07:44 AM	2	Sep 04, 2003 04:59 PM by PhunkeyPhish
Common Musk Hatchlings!!!!! by jsherps - Aug 31, 2003 11:32 PM	7	Sep 02, 2003 04:24 PM by insularis69
Change of behaviour in baby 3 striped mud. by PhunkeyPhish - Aug 29, 2003 08:40 AM	0	No replies
Odd thingys on my hatchling Common Musk by Kris Diekema - Aug 27, 2003 08:59 AM	5	Aug 31, 2003 11:29 PM by jsherps
I just ordered a stripe neck musk by kurma - Aug 26, 2003 10:36 AM	2	Sep 02, 2003 10:27 AM by kurma
Good Reads!!!!! by BarryL - Aug 19, 2003 08:25 PM	1	Aug 20, 2003 08:54 PM by mayday
feeding cricket by codyblue - Aug 13, 2003 02:55 PM	3	Aug 17, 2003 05:42 PM by codyblue
striped mud turtle help!!!! by watersnake14 - Aug 10, 2003 09:14 PM	1	Aug 14, 2003 11:22 AM by TurtleyEnuff
Musk Turtle Eggs - Please Reply! by insularis69 - Aug 06, 2003 06:54 PM	2	Aug 10, 2003 08:37 AM by insularis69
Bloodworms causing bubbles in water... by Phunkeyphish - Aug 04, 2003 10:37 AM	0	No replies
Baby very skittish. by PhunkeyPhish - Aug 03, 2003 09:35 AM	1	Aug 03, 2003 10:24 AM by mayday
BABY PICTURES!!! by PhunkeyPhish - Aug 01, 2003 10:56 AM	2	Aug 31, 2003 11:38 PM by jsherps
mud or musk? which to get? by MiGuel35 - Jul 30, 2003 10:28 PM	0	No replies
musk question by skynyrd0251 - Jul 30, 2003 08:46 PM	2	Jul 31, 2003 06:07 AM by mayday
Three striped mud turtles... by PhunkeyPhish - Jul 30, 2003 05:48 AM	3	Jul 30, 2003 06:27 PM by mayday
Musk Hatchling Housing.... by katiejgirl - Jul 29, 2003 07:37 PM	0	No replies
How deep should water be for a hatchling musk? by PhunkeyPhish - Jul 28, 2003 05:26 PM	2	Jul 29, 2003 05:16 PM by mayday
Where can I get 2 CHEAP common musks??? by katiejgirl - Jul 27, 2003 04:43 PM	9	Jul 30, 2003 03:30 AM by meretseger
Musk turtle growth rate. by PhunkeyPhish - Jul 23, 2003 08:08 AM	3	Aug 02, 2003 11:57 AM by meretseger
Feeding new baby mud turtle - Please help! Very worried!! by tbaker - Jul 17, 2003 09:47 AM	3	Jul 24, 2003 08:07 PM by bloomindaedalus
strange behavior??? by newbie83 - Jul 16, 2003 12:36 AM	0	No replies
Mud and Musks caging... by PhunkeyPhish - Jul 12, 2003 05:45 PM	2	Jul 17, 2003 05:11 AM by PhunkeyPhish
Habitat Question... by razyrsharpe - Jul 12, 2003 12:47 PM	1	Jul 12, 2003 04:44 PM by mayday
July's Photo Contest! by Dana - Jul 11, 2003 09:08 PM	0	No replies
Is it possible for a mud and a musk turtle to mate? by ucsda - Jul 11, 2003 01:35 PM	3	Jul 18, 2003 07:13 PM by MouhotiiFan
Food and light by Jayson - Jul 08, 2003 02:21 PM	1	Jul 09, 2003 12:26 PM by mayday
Mud Turtle dietary question... by razyrsharpe - Jul 07, 2003 07:11 PM	1	Jul 08, 2003 06:30 AM by mayday
Mud turtle here? by razyrsharpe - Jul 04, 2003 07:17 PM	3	Jul 05, 2003 09:32 AM by mayday
Questions on water temps for Musk turtles. by MarkS - Jul 02, 2003 07:47 PM	4	Jul 03, 2003 11:06 PM by MarkS
what should i feed my k flavescens? by anuraanman - Jun 30, 2003 05:44 PM	2	Jun 30, 2003 08:48 PM by anuraanman
hatchling redcheek muddy...put your sunglasses on! by mayday - Jun 30, 2003 05:13 PM	0	No replies
Need help with odoratus decision by Andrew_Myers - Jun 29, 2003 09:58 PM	0	No replies
what should i feed my k. flavescens? by anuraanman - Jun 29, 2003 12:15 PM	1	Jun 29, 2003 12:17 PM by anuraanman

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