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I spent a lot of time getting some more pics online yesterday. This is my yellow mud boy named Scooter. He's 9 years old this year.

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PHRatz

Nice looking mud. If he ever needs a home, lemme know. lol.

Thanks! I'll let you know if he ever does need a home but don't hold your breath LOL!!
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PHRatz

LOL. Hey, do you know anyone that sells them(reasonably priced)? I am trying to expand my collection a little with some more muds and musks. Hopefully, I will have a Razorback Musk in a few weeks.

I don't have any idea who sells them but from what I gather they are becoming more popular as pets these days.
Are you able to go to any reptile shows? Maybe someone at a show would have some for sale.
I've seen more & more ads for them in the back of Reptiles magazine which BTW has their "All Turtle" September issue out in the news stands now.
As for the ads in the back of the mag, I wouldn't have a clue who is reputable & who isn't but you might check the Breeders/ Dealers/Stores link here at the top of the page on Kingsnake.
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PHRatz

I picked up the Reptile Magazine issue this past Sunday. In the back, I found a few breeders but none of them sell Yellow Muds. I know that naturecoastexotics.com sells them but they only have a yearling at the moment. As for reptile shows, I live in NC and no turts are available at the shows. I can't really afford to drive to any out-of-state shows(college student).

I know what you mean about shows. I could go to one but all the shows in Texas are either in Austin, Houston, or the DFW area, all 3 are long major trips for me that I can't do in one day so I haven't been to one since 1998!
When I did go I didn't see any mud turtles at all, sulcata babies & sliders were about it for shelled critters, but they had a lot of snakes.
Scooter is actually native to my area. He was given to me as a hatchling by someone who'd found him several miles from where my house sits. That person moved away & I lost contact with him. I didn't know exactly where Scooter came from, I didn't know where to release him, I couldn't just let him go in my yard, there's no water source in my neighborhood. I didn't know what to do with him, I didn't want him to die because hatchlings are SO darn cute so I ended up keeping him. Now he's just part of the family so even though I don't like taking in wild caught, he was an exception to my rule.
If I was looking to buy one though I just would have no idea where to look.
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PHRatz

Perfect specimen! But I can't get past the name Scooter.
When I was groing up, there was this kid who was always in trouble. If there was something bad going on in the neighborhood he was involved. All of the mothers dreaded it when their kids would play with him. He was sort of a legend for trouble, even though he really wasn't that bad. Its just that trouble always followed him.
His name was Scooter.