TwoDOTS...

[Redfoot NERD]

.. 2012 hatchling incubated for male -



He's about 3 1/2" SCL @ 10 months old - what a face huh?



The sun 'blotted-out' the "dot" on his right side.. nice profile -



He's wearing his "stiped" pants -

 

[Lou]

beautifulllllll

 

[ScottishFish]

Whats the Scientific name for this species, I really want to look them up!


'Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white, then melts forever'
~Robert Burns - Tam O' Shanter

0.0.1 Testudo hermanni boettgeri

 

[theelectraco]

Not sure the scientific name but they are diamondback terrapins

 

[AustinASU]

These look like concentrics or light phase texans

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Whats the Scientific name for this species, I really want to look them up!


'Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white, then melts forever'
~Robert Burns - Tam O' Shanter

0.0.1 Testudo hermanni boettgeri

go to the link below diamondbac terrapins.. in my signature

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These look like concentrics or light phase texans

This is a light Texan -

 

[AustinASU]

Where did you get him from? Also are you doing brackish water if so what are your water parameters?

 

[Lou]

actually this brings me to a question I have been having for a while now. Are concentrics a morph of a specific species? can a couple of species produce concentrics? or are they are species all to themselves.

 

[AustinASU]

From my understanding they are subspecies. There mangrove, ornate, northern, texanas, and concentric etc. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

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that is a sick diamondback terrapin[SMILING FACE WITH HEART-SHAPED EYES]

 

[Shredder]

Good looking terrapins

 

[Moozillion]

OMG! He is STUNNING!! DBT are one if my dream turtles!

 

[Redfoot NERD]

From my understanding they are subspecies. There mangrove, ornate, northern, texanas, and concentric etc. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Technically concentric means the pattern on the carapace.. and then they [ whoever they are ] threw in the patterns on the head and neck.. and then there are black concentrics and white concentrics.

But the "white" concentrics are just a color phase.. not really considered a sub-species.

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Where did you get him from? Also are you doing brackish water if so what are your water parameters?

I got him from a good friend who breeds them.

I now keep my group in light brackish.. 1.005 - 1.006. And intend to take it down [ no added salt with water changes ] even lower. I only took it up for a week because of a spot here and there on a couple of them.

The only real reason for keeping captive hatched in brackish is to avoid any skin ( fungus ) issues. AND the water must be kept almost clean enough to drink!

NEVER.. NEVER.. EVER keep Diamondback Terrapins { Malaclemys terrapin centrata - ( N. Carolina and North ) } with any other water turtle.

 

[shanu303]

AMAZING pics and really nice turtles

 

[AustinASU]

Yeah I'd have a feeling that other turtles would introduce all sorts of fungus as well as extreme fights.

 

[Anthony P]

Awesome photos. I like the dotting too. You don't see that all the time.

 

[ElfDa]

So stinkin' cute!! <3

 

[diaboliqueturtle]

Wow, simply stunning.

 

[lkwagner]

Gorgeous, love those big "lips" lol

 

[reyreytheturtlelover]

Omg. I love DBT's they are so amazing!!!!! I wonder how much they regularly cost.