My turtles.

[cooky_luvs]

Just wanted to show off my two girls. Tina and Whitney.

I found Whitney when she was just a hatching. I was fishing with my Dad and he stepped on her. Poor thing seemed sick. She had puffy eyes and a deformed (or injured) underbelly. I took her home and nursed her back to health. She is now a big healthy lady. I originally assumed she was an eastern painted but I am now pretty sure that she is a red belly cooter.





And Tina is a yellow belly cooter that someone was giving away on craigslist. Unfortunately I made the mistake of housing them together initially when there was a huge size difference. Tina took a big chunk out of Whitney's shell as you can see above. Once they were the same size they got a long perfectly though. They both live in my 100 gallon and are constantly begging for food.



~Danielle

 

[ascott]

They are both beautiful

 

[Yvonne G]

You sure did a good job of rehabbing Whitney. What does the plastron look like now? Did it fill in and look normal?

 

[cooky_luvs]

Thanks Love these girls. Thankfully Whitney's deformity or injury (i've never been sure which) on her plastron was able to grow out, it looked funny for the longest. I guess it must have been an injury then maybe? Here's how it looks now. She wouldn't let me take her out for a better pic but up close in person you can see where it used to be dented.

 

[luvpetz27]

They are adorable!!!