FIRST-Hatched.. male?

[Redfoot NERD]

He and his clutchmates were incubated at low 80's -



.. so hopefully he is my "NEW" breeder boy!!!

Here he is.. with a potential Female ( incubated @ 86 or so by my friend ) -



"She" is a beauty in my eyes -



And a profile from him -



My camera did not like the UVB these guys bask under - is why the colors/focus is off.. the flash couldn't decide what it wanted to do I guess.

 

[Moozillion]

They are SOOOO beautiful!!!

 

[bouaboua]

Looks like they all have a smile on their face.

Beautiful.

 

[kathyth]

They are stunning! Fingers crossed for your boy! 😊

 

[terryo]

That's what I love most about these guys.....that big smile. They are beautiful Terry.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Did someone say SMILE?




Thanks all... BLESSED Again .. by HIM

 

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Hopefully he really is a male. Nice males seem impossible to come by now a days and certainly will be a looker!

 

[TortsNTurtles]

They are beautiful !!!

 

[tortoisetime565]

I love their shells! So pretty!

 

[Tiff]

I want one!

 

[Saleama]

Two questions. What are they and where can I get me one? What stunning turtles!

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

They are great looking turtles ! Wish you luck, and have a great day

 

[Hustler]

Fantastic bro! I love them

 

[Redfoot NERD]

They love O.S.I. shrimp pellets.. 1st ingredient is really SHRIMP!

They have incredible "crustacean-crunching" jaws.. for crunching shrimp/crabs/lobsters.. etc.!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l6AA3ONV4U

They are Malaclemys terrapin centrata.. aka Concentric Diamondback Terrapin. They thrive in brackish waters along the East coast.. mainly the Carolinas [ where salt and fresh waters meet - salty fresh water ]

There are a number of "sub-species" from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Texas.. with various color and pattern variations. I'll show a few if you like.

My favorite water turtle!!!

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Two questions. What are they and where can I get me one? What stunning turtles!

Weeeeellllllllll..... the two darkest ones hatched from my incubator - I expect hatchlings this summer late.

Read all about them here - http://turtletary.com/main.htm

 

[Diamondbacks4Life]

There are a number of "sub-species" from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Texas.. with various color and pattern variations. I'll show a few if you like.

My favorite water turtle!!!

Speaking of favorites. I was going through your photobucket. You have a top shell pic of a dbt labled as a diadem morph. By far easily a top 5 for me of the best looking dbts ive ever seen. It is just wow and only one pic of it!?

 

[paarthurnax.tortoise]

Wow! They're so pretty! (super jealous )

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Hey 4Life.. are you talking about these?









I hard "first-right-of-refusal" of the above - which means a friend gave me an opportunity to buy them before he offered them to anyone else. I refused his offer - they are Ornate x Concentric.

Here's two others he created - I was not offered these.. I may have taken him up on these -



I do like that nose-pattern!



I always liked this female.. but she was mean and didn't get along with any of mine -

 

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Yes. Absolutely beautiful! Amazing, stunning so many words to describe them. Im usually against interbreeding between subspecies but if it makes these. Id make an exception. Thank You for sharing these.

 

[parrotlady]

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to your updates!

 

[Redfoot NERD]

One of the most striking 'morphs' of a 'Macro' [ Ornate Diamondback ] from a former breeder friend of mine -



I think so anyway.. look at this carapace -



And how about these hatchling Texan's -





Back to these crazy "hybrids" -







And a couple of my 'Macro' hatchlings -