Recent content by Markw84

That is not fungus. It is a shell in need of shedding. The top layer of keratin is loosening which creates that look. From what you are describing, it is the diet that is the issue. Possibly not access to good basking as well. Get a good koi pellet and start making that more and more of the...

Bur clover is a medic. The common name medic and bur clover are used almost interchangeably for this plant. Medico polymorpha. The picture does indeed show M polymorpha. All types of bur clover and medic are in the same genus.

It is confusing. What used to be more obvious reasons for species and genus differentiation - obvious morphological differences and inability to produce fertile offspring has long been abandonded. Now it's mostly genetic differences. But then geologic isolation or behavioral isolation in that...

@Yvonne G is correct. However, I'm sure its the southern species - Southern Pacific Pond Turtle - Actinemys pallida

Congratulations! So great to see more Burmese Stars successfully breeding.

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The reptile shows in California are quite lacking in chelonians. Aquatics are very few as California really came down hard on the 4" rule at shows several years back and as a result you will only see a few turtles at shows now. Normally about 6-8 booths out of over 100 that will have a few...

Why not use a very large pen and keep several together? That can be done. I have always housed several together and know other who do. Many can live together and sort out a social hierarchy. Some cannot. SO you have to watch as see if one is particularly aggressive and doesn't get along...

Yes, there is good nutritional value in those aquatic plants. And,,, cooters are the most vegetarian of the turtles! Young cooters are omnivores so like more protein for good growth along with plants, but adults cooters can be almost exclusively vegetarian by preference, Your biggest issue...

There is a reptile show this weekend in Costa Mesa at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Kapidolo Farms will be there. The really big shows are: June 29-30 Pomona Fairplex July 27-28 Anaheim Convention Center I will be at both those along with Will - Kapidolo Farms.

The pipe/tube for your spare intake should also fit the output fitting. Use that pipe/tube. A healthy baby cooter should have not problem swimming to the surface. Not sure what you mean by "struggling a little bit more to get to the surface". Once they are eating well and taking pellets, I...

That filter comes with a slotted type fitting that goes over the intake. With that properly installed, your turtle will be fine as there is not way to get a seal against the intake with the suction. I would extend the tube on the outlet to get the outlet into the water. Spraying above water...

Just a note for those of you giving adequate UV advice. The poster is in England. Even though southern England, it still is at a lattitude of 51°. There is a reason tortoises do not naturally exist in places at that high a lattitude. What you see as adequate UV in the shade in the southern...

The plastron and underside of marginals does look yellow-belly. Post a picture of the carapace and sides of the head/neck and we will know for sure.

Sorry for the late reply, but I was out of town the past 2 days. Catching up this morning. That is a female. Males have obviously long, thicker tails with the vent quite distant from the end of the carapace. At that size and 10 years old, it would have a much larger tail if male.