Three toed??

[CharlieM]

I stumbled upon these in an ad.

Any thoughts on these?

 

[lisa127]

Those look like some kind of mud turtles to me.

 

[Millerlite]

Def mud turtles of some sort. Not sure on the type

 

[Yvonne G]

Mud turtles!

 

[CharlieM]

Ok. That makes sense. Thank you.

 

[bouaboua]

So did you purchased? or adopted them??

 

[CharlieM]

No. I was just curious.

 

[bouaboua]

Alright. Thanks.

 

[CharlieM]

It's odd they called them three toed land box turtles.

 

[diamondbp]

Three lined mud turtles. Just lighter than usual

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Mud turtles!
Mud turtles are so cute!

 

[Anthony P]

Where was the ad? I'm sure they're wild caught.

Older Kinosternon bauri like these often take on that "blonde" coloration, then people sell them as morphs, when they're actually just old. Just like melanistic RES.

 

[CharlieM]

Where was the ad? I'm sure they're wild caught.

Older Kinosternon bauri like these often take on that "blonde" coloration, then people sell them as morphs, when they're actually just old. Just like melanistic RES.

https://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/pet/4540172922.html

 

[Anthony P]

Well, they did say "Mud Turtles," which they are. Definitely wild caught though. Most adult Kinosternon baurii that you'll find are wild caught animals. It isn't cost affective to raise them up to sell, even though they can reach maturity in captivity in 23-29 months...

 

[CharlieM]

The original ad said box turtles. The new current ad is correct.

 

[Anthony P]

The original ad said box turtles. The new current ad is correct.

Ah, that makes sense.