T- Albino Mississippi Map

[Gerards]

I got 2.2 of these this year and had to sell all of them. I was very bummed out about this and thought I had made a big mistake. I did it to get something really amazing but have been thinking about them all along. This male ended up going to my best friend in Miami and ended up getting traded to another good friend in PA. I just received him back on breeding loan and really regret getting rid of him. This is such a cool turtle, I'm lucky to have another shot at making some. These are one of the prettiest turtles in person, thanks for looking!

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[Anthony P]

Absolutely gorgeous. I love this turtle.

 

[mainey34]

Definatly good looking turtle.....

 

[theTurtleRoom]

Absolutely gorgeous. I love this turtle.

Definitely. And classic mississippi eyes. Sweet turtle.

 

[adamlikesbananas]

Wow, really cool lookin turtle!

 

[Anthony P]

Absolutely gorgeous. I love this turtle.

Definitely. And classic mississippi eyes. Sweet turtle.

True! It's weird to see the pupils being red rather than black. So cool..

 

[theTurtleRoom]

Absolutely gorgeous. I love this turtle.

Definitely. And classic mississippi eyes. Sweet turtle.

True! It's weird to see the pupils being red rather than black. So cool..

Only way it could be more awesome is if the orbital cescent was not broken...but hey, its broken in quite a few specimens, so not unusual in the least.

 

[Anthony P]

Absolutely gorgeous. I love this turtle.

Definitely. And classic mississippi eyes. Sweet turtle.

True! It's weird to see the pupils being red rather than black. So cool..

Only way it could be more awesome is if the orbital cescent was not broken...but hey, its broken in quite a few specimens, so not unusual in the least.

Nerd talk

 

[Gerards]

Nerd talk

Lol!

 

[Angi]

Well......What was the amazing thing you got?!

 

[Gerards]

Well......What was the amazing thing you got?!

My favorite pet......

 

[lori12386]

So cute. What causes the algea growth on the shell? My little Map keeps turning green! I gave him a bath the other day... Lol. Not with soap of course! But he is the only one that turns green!

 

[jonathan512]

Gorgeous map !

 

[theTurtleRoom]

So cute. What causes the algea growth on the shell? My little Map keeps turning green! I gave him a bath the other day... Lol. Not with soap of course! But he is the only one that turns green!

Algae growth on the shell has a number of factors: maps enjoy walking around the bottom of their habitat; they also are used to habitats with faster currents than most captive habitats (maps are riverine turtles, not pond turtles); map shells are not as smooth at young ages, as painteds, sliders, and cooters are which provides better surfaces for that type of algae; they also shed less frequently than the aforementioned species, so there is more time for algae to decide to grow on the shell before those scutes have shed.