Pic for moozilion

[Redfoot NERD]

Every once in awhile ya catch a good one -

Shown is my new female ( 6.5" SCL - still young ) with my '09 male.. they may make babies in 2013 ?????

He's trying to get her attention now - the sun and water make crazy pics -

I expect to have a few hatchlings this fall [ Sept. ] from other pairs.

 

[Nixxy]

Beautiful little ones you have there. What type of turtle are they?

 

[Millerlite]

Looks like Dbt (dimond back terrapins). Very neat turtles one favorites

 

[wellington]

They are beautiful. Love the first pic. Like striking a pose for you.

 

[Nixxy]

Oh neat, did a bit of research on them..they live in brackish water, huh? That's pretty neat.

Awesome.

 

[Millerlite]

They do fine in fresh water too, they can live in both

 

[Nixxy]

Ahh. Learn something new every day.

Beautiful coloration. In the first picture, it almost looks a bit like a duck bill. Very cute.

 

[terryo]

Great picture NERD.....as usual.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

They do fine in fresh water too, they can live in both

ONLY if they are hatchlings raised in fresh water! These 2 were both raised in fresh water.... and still I have added one CUP of salt [ marine or canning/rock - no additives ] per 10 gallons of fresh water.. and the filter used now is rated @ 330 gallons per hour.. every 20 minutes the entire 110 gallons is filtered. They require brackish or "pure" fresh water. Also these guys are NOT fed in the tub they live in to eliminate any additional impurities.

I tried to acclimate a beautiful adult female from the wild [ long story ] into fresh water --- it was a nightmarish death!

 

[Millerlite]

Yeah that's what i meant, I would never try and wc Dbt just cuz of that. But on my wish lost very cool turtles, and from what I hear they are very personal turtles good personality

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Great Picture!

 

[Moozillion]

Beautiful! They are fascinating!

 

[turtlesailor]

Beautiful! Love DBT! One of the most fascinating species I ever kept.

 

[ascott]

He's trying to get her attention now

LOL...you think ? hahahaha...they are lovely

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Well Angela... he follows her around all the time - I think she's still young.. [ he doesn't care ] -

---

I think Bo [ male ] fell in love when he saw Bonnie for the first time..... she was profilin' -

 

[Redfoot NERD]

And then we have Booferd.. he's a little mixed up ( different blood ) but I like him! He doesn't have the "drive" that Bo has but he's beauteous in my eyes -

He is not now.. and never will be a 'breeder'...

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Aw, I like Booferd, even if he is a "mutt"

 

[Moozillion]

I agree- Booferd is a CUTIE!!! Why is he not acceptable as a breeder?

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Moozilion Booferd is a hybrid - which is not really my idea.. but he came along with a female I wanted. He is the results of a Northern Concentric ( like my male with Bonnie above ) and an Ornate from the Gulf coast -

"Most" hybrid terrapins are either very passive or aggressive.. and since he is passive:

1) he makes for a nice pretty pet..

2) IF he ever created babies there is a danger they could end up in the wrong hands and represented as "pure". [ - Ornate terrapins are considered a very high-dollar turtle in the pet trade = very rare and expensive - ] Which could introduce "bad-blood" into the gene pool.

Just like I will disclose that the "Bo/Bonnie" babies are from a Concentric male and a 'light-phased' Northern female... which no doubt will produce hatchlings that look very "Concentric"! Like so -

( pure Concentric hatchling )

Hope that makes sense.

 

[Moozillion]

Yep- makes perfect sense! Boy, those concentrics are GORGEOUS!