https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=5 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. Show off your mud & musk turtles and upload your pictures to our Mud & Musk Turtles Photo Gallery! Don't forget to check out our other turtle related forums. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service. Articles of interest: Fire Safety Finding a Good Herp Veterinarian Preventing Transmission of Salmonella https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2027704,2027704 Does anybody here breed or know who is currently breeding light phase, or hypo, or pastel loggerhead musk turtles? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2015603,2015603 I just purchased 2 Stinkpots that are the size of a dime. Any recommendations for tank size and filtration? I have small kritter keepers up to large, 2.5 gal aquarium, 5 gal, and 20 long (for later). Since I'm using a small tank how would I filtrate it? Thanks for any ideas and yes I have googled... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2008416,2008416 I need some advice ASAP! I was doing some field work with turtles this afternoon in several fish hatchery ponds. At one of the ponds, mostly dried up, there was a bunch of dead carp around the edges. More worrisome was there were a couple dozen dead/dying stinkpots (of all ages). Other turtles in... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2006992,2006992 A few days ado I saw for the first time a pair of Adanson's mud turtles ( Pelusios adansonii ) at a local Reptilehouse. Also a house-bred young was on show. Now I want to ask if anybody can provide some more information about this rarely kept and bred species. I know it's kept in Europe at Iguana Re... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1948672,1948672 I recently acquired a baby common musk (or stinkpot) turtle from my herpetology lab at school and although I have a lizard at home, I'm not too familiar with turtle care. He's vary small (not more than an inch long and a couple months old) and currently I have him housed in a 5 gal tank. I have the ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1942111,1942111 Is anyone else on this forum keeping Scorpion Mud turtles? I'm currently keeping pairs of both the northern and southern forms. Below is a comparison photo between the northern form (left)of Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides and the southern form (right), which at one time was thought to be a diff... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1917501,1917501 came across this little turtle today and took a few photos. just thought i would share this photo with everyone. Image https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1906798,1906798 Is there any tricks to breeding razorback musk turtles? What size does the female razorback have to be to be able to breed? please, any info. would be great. thanks! Bob https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1903776,1903776 I currently have 2 baby Reeves Turtles that I plan to put in a 150 gallon aquatic turtle tank, what kind of turtles can go with them? I was thinking stink pots? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1895407,1895407 A teacher at the school I work at found a baby 3 stripe on campus stuck in a crack in the sidewalk. She came to me with it and asked if it would make a good classroom pet. i of course said it was much better than any slider she would get with the size requirements ect. Well she decided to keep i... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1893203,1893203 I wanted to share a couple pics of my new hatchling 3-striped. "She" is doing great, she even ate and did some swimming around the new tank. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1892451,1892451 Ever since I saw pictures of Jeff's 3-striped mud hatchlings on here, I've been hooked. I've been reading so much about them and talking to people and decided it's time to add another species to the fold. I'm going to the NARBC this weekend, and a breeder is bringing me his last hatchling from las... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1876134,1876134 Finally caught my female 3 stripe laying eggs, usually she does this during the day while I am at work, but last saturday was her time, so I was able to get some pics of here laying. She laid 6 eggs, this was her 5th clutch this year. -----Jeff Benfer gartersnakemorph.com https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1862838,1862838 Here are some pics, hope you enjoy them.. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1855822,1855822 My son has two stinkpots which are about 1.5 years old and are somewhere in the range of 2.5 inches (not too good at measuring them). Anyway, they are in an aquarium which needs to be enlarged. What is a general recommendation for a container and filtration which won't bankrupt me. Thanks for any... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1853389,1853389 My son has two stinkpot turtles which are about 3.5 inches in lenth. A friend has a smaller turtle I believe to be a Mississippi Mud. Can these turtles be housed together? Also, are there any mud/musk turtle hybrids? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1851065,1851065 Sorry if this is wordy. It is my first post. If you don't wanna read much, in a nutshell, I have an eastern mud turtle who we thought was a boy...but she's not because she just laid egg(s)and we need some advice. Her habitat is outside but we'll have to move it inside. I've read that eastern mud tur... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1846244,1846244 Frank Slavens used to put out a book with longevity records of many species of R&A. I don't think he's doing it anymore but does anyone know who may be keeping longevity records? I have an eastern Mud turtle that I found as a hatchling on April 5, 1980. I don't think that's a record but he may... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1840341,1840341 Tonight I was talking on the phone to my friend Lee about ball pythons, other snakes, fish and aquarium plants ect. ect. and when we started the conversation I noticed one of the eggs were cracked, ....half hour later I checked back and this little fellow was already out and about. This is the smal... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1829150,1829150 I've been looking for a striped mud turtle and most of the babies I found were $10-$20 each, and the two most expensive places I saw them they were $40 each. I live in Canada and I couldn't get any from these places though, because shipping would have been an issue. When I found a guy with some I wo...