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Anyone keep mata matas?
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115950,2115950
I’m considering getting a mata mata turtle, but need to learn as much about them as possible. Anyone have one, who’s knowledgeable about them?
RES MORPH-HELP IDENTIFY
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115347,2115347
I have a very exotic looking Res.If I post a pic of him could someone please help me intensify what he is exactly?
Black Spotted Pond Turtles: Geoclemys ha
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115215,2115215
Researching on if I should add these to my new breeding pond here in Crestview Florida and was wondering if they will make it thru the winter outdoors in their 9ft pond approx. 1/4 acre. Lows can be down in the teen a few days a year but normally around 30 day around freezing temps. pond does NOT fr...
Pig Nose Turtles - Male & Female
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115153,2115153
Question for the group, I've had a pair of pig nosed turtles for almost 20 years and they're BIG and I'm much older than I need to be in order to breed them, which was my dream. I have enormous amounts of space (1500 gallons) for the pair but never had the nerve to put them together. Injuries seem p...
Eggs overheating
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2114518,2114518
The thermometer fell out of my incubator last night and temps got close to 95 degrees for 6 hours or so. Can the eggs survive?
Possible blind turtle?
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2112366,2112366
Hey guys, I was walking in the woods today and came across this little guy, he had dried mud on him like he had just came out of hibernation. I noticed something weird happening with his eyes, I thought it was just water at first but they never opened and he doesn't go inside of his shell whenever y...
Adult Female Chicken Turtle
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111494,2111494
Does anyone know the market on an 8 1/2" female Chicken Turtle?
PA turtle dealers close to NJ
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111435,2111435
Any decent reptile shops close to NJ anymore? Last one I used to visit was the one the guy abandoned with all his reptiles still in it.
Looking to get some turtles for a pond I just built.
Diamondback Terrapins..
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111319,2111319
.. any/all keepers?!
I am an advocate of keeping them in BRACKISH WATER because that's where they live in the wild. AND it costs less $$$ and time to maintain - not to mention how much better they look and thrive.
Have loads of pics and videos, etc.
[ forgot how to post pics.. help please? ]
Any...
will this combo be compatible
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110847,2110847
I'm interested in a large (100 ) tank of small turtles... I was thinking of housing the following combo together unless there's any known problems-
spotted turtle
n.diamondback terrapin (cbb in freshwater)
eastern musk turtle
reeve's turtle
Thanks!
Hibernating Tropical turtles
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110715,2110715
I am new to working with a group of terrestrial Tropical turtles I now have. I know they do not hibernate or more correctly brumate. I just brought them inside because it is beginning to turn cold. I do not know if I should let them cool down but not get too cold to reserve calories or just keep the...
What kind of Red Slide?I mean morph
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110710,2110710
Hello;i'm interested in modern fishkeeping(marine) ; terrapins;wildlife and i will get after 5 years in the future a few sw tanks because i will move in England.Move on ;i have a RES terrapin which is 15 yrs old and is female.When i got her from a designer clownfish farmer here;Romania;she had a gho...
World's First Albino Chicken Turtle
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110560,2110560
US Iguana, Inc. wants to announce and share pics of the World's First and Only Albino Chicken Turtle. He/She is full of vigor and eating everything in sight. We will keep ya'll updated with pics and videos over the next few weeks and months. We are not sure what direction we are going to take, eithe...
Paul v
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110390,2110390
Does anyone know whatever became of Paul V.? He always advertised aquatic turtles for sale in the classifieds section and had a large variety of really nice stuff.
the things our turtles do
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110157,2110157
Hey guys, I'm brand new here and thought I'd say hi and start off with a turtle story.
When I was in high school, my mom adopted a turtle from a friend who was sick and couldn't take care of him anymore. It took us months to come up with a name for him. He had a different name every week till oned...
Tracking Missouri Blanding's Turtles
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I thought you guys might find this video interesting...
Turtle Identity
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I help the local wildlife, and today in my yard I found what I think is a red eared sider giving birth, I know that is what she was doing but what I don't know is what breed it is, It did not have the distinctive RED mark where its ear would or should be. Its underbelly was ORANGE, and NOT AT ALL YE...
Turtle sickness help.
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028221,2028221
Alright, So I have a Mississippi map turtle that had or maybe still has RI. He used to cough and refuse to eat. He had a very lopsided swim pattern before. However, now he eats, he swims most of the time, and he seems rather healthy except for the fact that he can't swim downwards to well. Does this...
Help!!! Urgent! Baby Turtle Won't eat
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2027823,2027823
Help Me! I recently purchased a baby turtle from turtle shack about 3 months ago and he hasn't even touched any food. I've tried feeding him live insects,small fish,turtle sticks,freeze dried shrimp, and lots of different vegetables, He is shell is pretty soft now and I'm worried that he's going to...
African side neck turtle
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2025317,2025317
hi i got African side neck turtle and had red ear slider and didn't get along does any one want to trade for topical fish or chameleon
los angeles area only help