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Anyone have spotted stories/pics to share? It's getting slow in here. I would be interested to see pics from those of you with outdoor setups...

well,about 2 months ago i posted a message in the hybrids forum,where my spotted male practically violated my female eastern painted while TEMPORARILY sharing an enclosure.i accidently broke the painted's tank in a cleaning incident,and in the hour or so that it took me to go to wal-mart,get some aquarium silicone,and repair the painted tank,the male spotted was ALL over the female painted.i was hoping for eggs,just for s&g's,but sadly,she was killed by a dog that got into my backyard 2 weeks later.i had moved the painteds into my backyard pond,and i thought that a 2 1/2' chicken-wire fence would be enough to keep the turtles in,and potential predators out,but my new neighbors had a boxer that thought otherwise.well,if karma counts for anything,it was hit by a car a week later(sadly,not my car).so,lesson learned,i guess.no turtles that i truly value go into my backyard from now on,period.
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1.1 cb spotted turtles (parker(f),stinky(m))
0.0.1 cb baby red cheek mud (pickles)
0.0.1 cb baby chiapas musk (chomper)
0.0.3 wc baby stinkpots (inky,blinky,&dot)
1.1 wc eastern mud turtles (george & jane)
1.0 cb eastern painted turtle (fred)
0.0.1 mississippi map (lil' dummy)
0.0.1 cb ally snapper (gamera)
0.0.2 red-eared sliders(kaelan's classroom pets,summer babysitting)
1.0 cb albino corn (rusty)
0.0.1 wc halloween crab
0.1 irritating cat (sassy )
2.0 cb children (sidney,13 & kaelan,5)
0.1 wc wife (danae,age withheld due to fears for personal safety)

"my name is inigo montoya...you killed my father.prepare to die."

What a crazy series of events. Sorry to hear of your loss.

In spotted news of my own, I've been speaking with a spotted breader that lives in San Antonio b/c she keeps her spotteds outside year round. I didn't think this was possible b/c of the heat we experience in Texas, but she said she's done it since '92. She said as long as they get just morning sun, meaning whatever you keep them in faces east, they're just fine.

That is really exciting news. I've wanted to keep my spotted in a bigger, outdoor setup, so once I have my back patio built this summer I'm going to setting something up, and add a couple of spotteds

Hey, megalon. You still haven't posted pics of the new male you got. Please share!