In my experience so far, these guy s have been slow growers. They are part of my plans to work with cold tolerant species, as far as water turtles go. I keep these, Emydoidea blandingii, Actinemys marmorata, and Clemmys guttata as the four parts of that project. So far the Spotteds have grown the fasted by far.
These European Ponds came from Robert and Trish, who if you don't know them are great breeders out of Florida. The founders of their group were Russian imports from the late '90s.
I really enjoy watching these guys. And like A. marmorata and E. blandingii, it can be a treat to spot one sometimes, because they do a TON of hiding. A lot of scientific studies are very short of hatchling and juvenile data, since these species do so much hiding in there first few years.
Hope you like!
Anthony
These European Ponds came from Robert and Trish, who if you don't know them are great breeders out of Florida. The founders of their group were Russian imports from the late '90s.
I really enjoy watching these guys. And like A. marmorata and E. blandingii, it can be a treat to spot one sometimes, because they do a TON of hiding. A lot of scientific studies are very short of hatchling and juvenile data, since these species do so much hiding in there first few years.
Hope you like!
Anthony