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The Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that reaches a carapace length of 3 - 5 in. upon adulthood. Their carapace ranges in color from black to a bluish black with a number of yellow tiny round spots. Spotted turtles are aquatic omnivores that inhabit a variety of semi-aquatic fresh-water areas such as flooded forests, marshes, wet meadows, bogs and woodland streams. The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a turtle endemic to North America, whose defining characteristic is the pyramidal pattern on its upper shell. It spends a great deal of time in or near the water, preferring shallow, clear streams with compacted and sandy bottoms. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of spotted turtles, bog turtles and all North, Central, & South American wood turtles.
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Topic	Replies	Last Post
fish and young spotteds? by megalon - Mar 30, 2006 09:53 PM	2	Mar 30, 2006 10:21 PM by megalon
Yearling Spotted by kensopher - Mar 25, 2006 07:41 AM	1	Mar 28, 2006 10:22 AM by PHRatz
new baby spotted by megalon - Mar 17, 2006 08:09 PM	3	Mar 26, 2006 05:24 AM by spottedturtleman
old spotteds by FTRS - Mar 15, 2006 04:41 AM	1	Mar 15, 2006 10:56 AM by wayne13114
NA Wood Hatchling Shell Development by suboc - Mar 12, 2006 07:35 PM	3	Mar 25, 2006 07:40 PM by suboc
Annulated wood turtle... by weebeasties - Mar 09, 2006 12:08 PM	2	Mar 11, 2006 02:11 PM by weebeasties
Wood Turtle feeding, weight, and size by lundbergaj - Mar 01, 2006 04:17 PM	2	Mar 06, 2006 11:00 AM by lundbergaj
Ornate Wood Turtle......... by BobS - Feb 25, 2006 08:49 PM	16	Mar 27, 2006 08:03 AM by BobS
DE Press: Little turtle that delayed mighty DelDot's work on U.S. 301 by - Feb 16, 2006 06:47 PM	0	No replies
Sick NA wood by hatter - Feb 09, 2006 09:55 PM	6	Apr 01, 2006 06:45 PM by suboc
bog turtle symposium feb. 16th and 17th by justinian2120 - Feb 04, 2006 09:34 PM	1	Feb 08, 2006 03:36 PM by Terpdaddy52
Converting Turtle only tank to Turtle and fish tank... by phoenixzorn - Jan 16, 2006 10:55 AM	4	Jan 26, 2006 10:10 AM by terpdaddy52
test pic- wood turtle by andrewpotts - Jan 04, 2006 03:19 PM	1	Jan 04, 2006 03:23 PM by andrewpotts
sick spotted by tsmik2 - Dec 07, 2005 08:56 PM	0	No replies
New Spotted by turtledude03 - Dec 05, 2005 09:29 AM	2	Dec 05, 2005 03:17 PM by turtledude03
ornate wood turtles & live plants by Garyoutlaw - Dec 01, 2005 04:57 AM	1	Dec 05, 2005 10:56 PM by buslady
bog turtle wanted by biteme53520 - Nov 18, 2005 09:49 PM	3	Feb 07, 2006 10:08 AM by Jaykis
Looking for Captive bred Central American ornate wood turtles by shelledfriends28 - Nov 08, 2005 03:23 PM	0	No replies
japanese wood turtle care? by shaymus - Oct 17, 2005 10:56 PM	4	Oct 20, 2005 10:34 PM by shaymus
japanese wood turtle care? by shaymus - Oct 16, 2005 10:12 PM	1	Oct 26, 2005 10:24 AM by turtledude03
Housing spotted's with other turtles by phishnuts - Oct 16, 2005 07:43 AM	2	Jan 04, 2006 05:18 PM by Katrina
c/b 2005 north americam woods turtles by tinamarie - Oct 12, 2005 12:10 PM	1	Feb 13, 2006 03:32 PM by Katrina
cohabitation by jimhellwig19 - Sep 29, 2005 06:17 PM	0	No replies
Oranate Wood Turtle shell problem... by icedearthgoddess - Aug 30, 2005 12:48 AM	4	Sep 02, 2005 12:11 AM by icedearthgoddess
Sick Spotted Turtle by D Goudie - Aug 28, 2005 07:38 AM	10	Sep 18, 2005 11:05 AM by erico
Baby Spotted Turtle Question by jason - Aug 25, 2005 04:27 PM	3	Sep 12, 2005 06:27 PM by gemsofnewjersey
Japanese Wood Turtles ( Mauremys japonica ) by Regmon - Aug 24, 2005 12:33 AM	2	Aug 29, 2005 11:36 AM by erico
clemmys guttata pics by wayne13114 - Aug 12, 2005 03:11 PM	2	Aug 22, 2005 12:55 AM by HerperHelmz
spotted turtles hatching by wayne13114 - Aug 09, 2005 03:52 PM	5	Oct 03, 2005 03:22 PM by wayne13114
3 Week Old CA Ornate Wood Turtle PICS by PATMAN - Jul 29, 2005 06:05 PM	0	No replies
Spotted Turtles by tink737 - Jul 19, 2005 11:42 AM	1	Jul 20, 2005 12:07 AM by chrysemys
keeping spotteds with other turtles? by wayne13114 - Jul 15, 2005 08:08 PM	5	Jul 17, 2005 12:39 AM by chrysemys
breeding spotted turtles by wayne13114 - Jul 06, 2005 05:31 PM	1	Jul 10, 2005 10:30 AM by Mike Stefani
Orante Wood Turtle requirements by tbss - Jun 28, 2005 05:09 PM	4	Jul 10, 2005 04:08 AM by buslady
Ornate Wood Turtle pics by RobBierman - Jun 22, 2005 11:40 PM	0	No replies
Are wood turtle eggs TSD? by derekmoynihan - Jun 06, 2005 10:49 AM	1	Nov 08, 2005 02:44 PM by Batagur
spotted turtle tumor by turtleboy11 - Jun 02, 2005 08:26 PM	7	Jun 08, 2005 12:31 PM by erico
Wood turtle by joeysgreen - Jun 01, 2005 10:55 AM	1	Jun 01, 2005 07:52 PM by buslady
baby spotted with white legs by turtleboy11 - May 11, 2005 10:03 AM	1	May 11, 2005 01:24 PM by terpdaddy52
STRANGE MARK ON SPOTTED TURTLE by Noofle de blub - May 06, 2005 03:53 PM	2	May 08, 2005 03:12 AM by Noofle de blub
Ya gotta love it. by spottedturtleman - May 03, 2005 03:12 PM	2	May 11, 2005 10:18 PM by snakecharmed
Can You Pick Up Wood Turtle By Its Tail? by OldTime - Apr 28, 2005 09:31 AM	6	May 07, 2005 10:20 PM by Katrina
GA Press: Struggling, rare bog turtles ready for another try at the wild by - Apr 19, 2005 08:32 AM	0	No replies
central american wood turtle by jimhellwig19 - Mar 20, 2005 11:08 PM	1	Mar 21, 2005 12:06 AM by buslady
Look at what I came home to find today! by spottedturtleman - Jan 25, 2005 04:21 PM	10	Aug 10, 2005 11:46 AM by ecoguard_79
Pic of courting spotteds by spottedturtleman - Jan 16, 2005 10:48 AM	4	Jan 17, 2005 02:12 AM by buslady
I finally got a digital camera. Here is a pic of one of my adult male woods by spottedturtleman - Jan 11, 2005 06:57 PM	4	Jan 12, 2005 04:39 PM by spottedturtleman
Any muehlenbergs out there?? by microbiologist - Jan 06, 2005 06:30 PM	1	Jan 07, 2005 11:25 AM by dragoncjo
spotted turtle breeding by wayne13114 - Jan 06, 2005 02:39 PM	5	Jan 07, 2005 02:53 PM by spottedturtleman
spotteds by wayne13114 - Dec 25, 2004 08:30 PM	2	Dec 27, 2004 01:51 PM by wayne13114
Spotted Turtle skin problem by Tink737 - Dec 21, 2004 05:15 PM	0	No replies
2004 Spotted Turtle Holdbacks.. pic link by clemmysman - Dec 16, 2004 08:45 PM	4	Dec 17, 2004 12:02 PM by wayne13114
spotted turtle pics and habitat shot by wayne13114 - Dec 15, 2004 07:34 AM	11	Dec 21, 2004 09:54 PM by clemmysman
spotted turtle pic by wayne13114 - Dec 03, 2004 03:58 PM	4	Dec 08, 2004 10:55 PM by clemmysman
Albino NA Woods? by hairijuana - Dec 02, 2004 02:00 PM	1	Aug 25, 2005 07:17 PM by Longhairguy57
Spotted Turtle Question??? by D Goudie - Nov 29, 2004 06:15 PM	1	Dec 02, 2004 10:24 AM by Ophiophthalmos
spotted turtle hibernation by wayne13114 - Nov 21, 2004 06:39 PM	0	No replies
Spotted Turtle question.. need help by AdamDispenza - Oct 28, 2004 08:32 PM	1	Nov 11, 2004 08:48 PM by clemmysman
baby spotted turtle care question..... by AdamDispenza - Oct 28, 2004 12:19 PM	2	Oct 28, 2004 11:48 PM by pako
Wood Turtle needs help... by bairdi - Oct 28, 2004 10:09 AM	2	Oct 28, 2004 11:42 AM by JOSTA
Found A Wood Turtle!! by Oldtime - Oct 25, 2004 12:20 PM	3	Oct 30, 2004 11:22 AM by erico
Looking North American Wood Turtle by li - Oct 24, 2004 02:05 PM	1	Oct 24, 2004 02:32 PM by Andrew_Myers
spotted turtles by dragoncjo - Oct 20, 2004 03:23 PM	4	Oct 21, 2004 08:37 PM by dragoncjo
CA wood turtles by mark_w - Oct 15, 2004 06:18 AM	7	Oct 25, 2004 11:10 PM by buslady
NA Wood keeps flipping over by Dewback - Sep 11, 2004 10:32 AM	1	Oct 18, 2004 04:25 PM by rubymaser

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