some blanding's turtles i raised
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Congratulations, You do great work with all your turtles. Love the setups you have for them.
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Nice work with a great species.these are some slow growing turtles, from this
this male is the one on the bottom, 10yr old male
8yr old male
8yr old male
2 females i bought 6yrs ago look to be the same age as mine 8-10yrs
DoubleD1996!
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Stunners. I want to get some Blandings, woods, and some Chinese box turtles some day.
I didn’t realize how slow they grow
i got two of them from billy gangemi 10 yrs ago, he told me how slow they grow, i now know what he was saying...... 10yrs and the bigger of those 2 is somewhere around 6".... the cleveland zoo raises blandging's turtles, i've seen some there that appeared to me to be 11-12"...... i've read it can take 15-20 yrs for a female to reproduce in the wild.....
wood turtles grow fast, this is 8yrs this november
i've had all 3, they are 3 of my favorites also....... my weather is a bit much for the chinese box turtles...... i'm told they do fine in southern ohio, i'd think your weather would be good also......
thank you Bill, i appreciate that thought from you.....
thank you Len, them being native to this area is helpful....... i see raising sulcatas where you are as way more of a challenge.......
thank you Tammy
Great jog. Dedication & persistence. 👍
Absolutely love the blandings and woods. You do a great job with them! They are 2 of a very very few species I would add to my collection. If every you have some you want to let go....
jeff kushner
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I saw that documentary on the population in Nova Scotia. Pretty hardy species and really beautiful too....nearly as good looking to me as a Maryland terrapin.
Very cool!
Very cool!
if i had the right permit i'd have sent you a couple already....... i could think of nowhere they'd be better off....... did you finish your new pond?
as hatchlings and young turtles, they seemed a little sensitive to water quality, some shell/plastron issues...... they now appear unbelievably solid........ 50F and overcast doesn't even put them down, they're out looking for food......
thank you Marobear.....
