Recent content by tortoise_man2

I was wondering if snapping turtles needed basking lights or not. getting the light won't be a problem if the do need it... if not well nothing really changes, btw I just got a snapper yesterday and he is in a holding tank for the day...

michiganice91, it is funny that you brought up its subspecies. I had never questioned my older sisters word on what type of turtle lived here. Turns out she said we had easterns, I just found out that we only have midlands...Lol Yellow Turtle01, I have a large garden pond in my back yard with a...

Why do turtles sleep underwater? I just caught my baby eastern painted turtle sleeping on his rock with his neck stretched out just far enough to get his head under the water. David S.

Well here in Michigan, you just need a fishing license to "harvest" painted turtles from the wild. But you can only have one of a particular type of species and can only have two wild caught turtles total... David S.

This is my wild caught painted turtle... Do not worry i am not over the legal limit of wild turtles per species... He is so tiny David S.

And that post that you sent was not exactly "well meant" David S.

Redfoot NERD, That might be the problem. This is a community of turtle enthusiasts and all anyone is concerned about is getting their message across about the turtle, not wether it will hurt someone else or not... That is a PROBLEM David S.

And Wellington i have only found one red eared slider it is very large, with very nice color, it did not grow up in the wild... David S.

O and btw there seems to be a lot of hate being directed at me because of my "short sitedness" and it is not appreciated... Sure i messed up with the fact that i didn't want to read an entire 22 paragraph article to get to the part that applied to this... David S.

Hey guys, this seems to be turning into a debate, why don't one of you make a new thread in the debate section... Welington, i have no red eared sliders, and it would not matter if i did because they are not protected... All that i would not be allowed to do is sell them... And i would never...

Ok, thank you David S.

Well it is a Michigan species, but i am well out of its range, as in several hundred miles out of its range. David S.

Wellington, they are not native to my area of Michigan, and does that article even have anything to do with what i brought up? David S.

I live next to a large system of wetlands, and it is absolutely teaming with turtles. I have found red eared sliders there, and i am pretty sure that they are not native. Are they able to survive the temperatures up here? I really want to know if i should bring them home to prevent them harm, or...

Lol oops I said the wrong thing... Silly me it is at his house not his grandma's Lol