BLUE pair from the Chesapeake Bay area..
WHITE Concentric female..
Gulf coast male..
And a Gulf coast female..
WHITE Concentric female..
Gulf coast male..
And a Gulf coast female..
Anybody seen these???...
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No, but boy are they beautiful. Yours or for sale or ?
OMG!!!!! They are SOOOOOOOOOO
GORGEOUS!!!!
GORGEOUS!!!!
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They look like they're smiling
Yes they are mine --- wouldn't post them if they weren't haha!
All but the male on the bottom of the BLUE's are breeders.. expecting hatchlings in late summer...
YOWWWWZA!!!!SMILES???? - that's one thing I like about them -
Can you show us pictures of their whole bodies? And can you please tell me what kind of tortoises/turtles these are? Sorry for the stupid question but I just don't know. But they are very pretty I can say that.
These are all Diamondback Terrapins - Malaclemys terrapin [ ssp ] - they are "Brackish Water" turtles! This one is commonly known as WHITE Concentric.. captive hatched.. ( raised first year in fresh water [ before I got her ] and developed shell fungus ).. have had her about 18 months now.
I am a strict advocate of keeping these creatures as they are found in the wild -- BRACKISH WATER!.. which is coastal waters from Maryland down the East coast and up and around the Gulf of Mexico.. where the fresh meets the salt [ not fresh nor salt -- salty-fresh ] - the only North American water turtle that lives in Brackish Water!!! Originally there were 7 sub-species ( ssp. ).
This is how they look when kept "naturally" - Brackish Water - she just may be mature this year!
Is she stunning or what???
You have beautiful Terrapins. I love them. Probably the most personable turtles you can find!
This is Malaclemys t. macrospilota.. aka Ornate Diamondback Terrapin. The outstanding thing about this MALE [ which is rare in it's own right ] is the patterns on his carapace known as "FLOWERBACK". They are 'protected' .. along the west coast of Florida! This highly prized Ornate is a prime example.. MALES rarely grow to over 5" SCL -
He is a prime breeder!
He is a prime breeder!
They are gorgeous.
And they have the cutest little faces. They do look like there .
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SO GORGEOUS!!!!!!!These are all Diamondback Terrapins - Malaclemys terrapin [ ssp ] - they are "Brackish Water" turtles! This one is commonly known as WHITE Concentric.. captive hatched.. ( raised first year in fresh water [ before I got her ] and developed shell fungus ).. have had her about 18 months now.
I am a strict advocate of keeping these creatures as they are found in the wild -- BRACKISH WATER!.. which is coastal waters from Maryland down the East coast and up and around the Gulf of Mexico.. where the fresh meets the salt [ not fresh nor salt -- salty-fresh ] - the only North American water turtle that lives in Brackish Water!!! Originally there were 7 sub-species ( ssp. ).
This is how they look when kept "naturally" - Brackish Water - she just may be mature this year!
Is she stunning or what???
I think the Diamondbacks truly are THE MOST BEAUTIFUL turtles there are!!!!!!This is Malaclemys t. macrospilota.. aka Ornate Diamondback Terrapin. The outstanding thing about this MALE [ which is rare in it's own right ] is the patterns on his carapace known as "FLOWERBACK". They are 'protected' .. along the west coast of Florida! This highly prized Ornate is a prime example.. MALES rarely grow to over 5" SCL -
He is a prime breeder!
Omg! I've never seen one like that! They look like they all have big lips. I just imagined red lipstick over that area truly beautiful animal!!!! I'll be reading up on them tonight! Thank you for sharing those. True BEAUTIES!!!!!!!
Pearly.. go to the Terrapins page here - http://turtletary.com/ ... see my humble attempt at keeping them...
I see you remembered your password!
Yes! .. and thanks again Yvonne!
Josh set it for me as something easy to remember.
We are the pioneers on this forum aren't we? .. noticed our "Joined" dates.
Yeah, not too many of first timers left on the Forum.
