This his how my juvenile mud turtle, Jacques, likes to hang out. His neck seems as long as the rest of him!!! 
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...and STR-E-E-E-TCH...!
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Such a character
He really is!!!!
Your posts make me want a turtle tank again!
was literally just thinking that when i read this lol i miss my sidenecks
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I love my water turtles . They are funny . Every time you walk past them you think they are starving to death . Always begging for food .
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Was the silly boy seriously just hanging there STILL???
Yep. He will hang in the water, totally still with just his adorable little nose poking out for 15+ minutes at a time!!!Was the silly boy seriously just hanging there STILL???
. He does this frequently throughout the day.I've read that since mud turtles are poor swimmers, they wait for prey to come bumbling along, and also scavenge in the shallows.
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So cool! I love himYep. He will hang in the water, totally still with just his adorable little nose poking out for 15+ minutes at a time!!!
I've read that since mud turtles are poor swimmers, they wait for prey to come bumbling along, and also scavenge in the shallows.
He really is very entertaining!!!So cool! I love him
My musk turtles do this all the time - especially the adults in the big pond. Its really interesting the way they will stretch their necks so the only thing at the surface of the water is a little depression from the surface tension of the water that allows them to breathe without anything showing above water. Hanging on a plant they are almost impossible to see, yet are breathing at the surface! A real adaptation for their more pointed snouts!!
I think he's crossed with a giraffe, Bea.
Cute turtle....
Thank you!Cute turtle....
