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
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
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