14-08-2023, 06:00 PM | #1 |
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A great picture, can we have one when its out please?
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Do many people keep this species and are they difficult to breed? Don't see so much about terrapins these days apart from the odd one being found in a pond and mistaken for a tortoise at one time the red ears were found everywhere.
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I know a few people keeping these. Mine live in an outdoor pond year round, they're very cold tolerant and do well like this down south. They dont get bigger than 4-5 inches as adults so a good species to keep. I don't have a great deal of breeding success with them, others do. Every year I get a clutch of 3 and 4 eggs from my two females. Every year only one egg is fertile and hatches so I have a good line of 1,2,3,4 ,5 year old turtles. As they live in the pond year round they’re fairly naturalised, I could probably improve fertility by pairing them up with my males in the spring, away from the pond but I prefer letting them live the way they are. Last edited by Kirkie; 15-08-2023 at 11:26 AM. |
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Congratulations on the new baby.
Yes, they look very content from that blink camera. To be honest I thought they'd need a bigger pond so I can see why they're easy to keep especially staying so small. Thanks for sharing - really interesting and lovely to see.
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I love to see terrapins outside and hope that Spottie has been out enjoying the fantastic weather.
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