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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:28 AM
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We have added three Terrapins to the family
and not MD fans

THESE



We have given them two small ponds in the back garden as our daughter's best friend's family were moving into an apartment.

Anyone have experience with these critters?
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:44 AM
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1. I have had many pond turtles in my time, but mostly painters.
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 12:44 AM by temeah
One thing about outdoor facilities-- make sure the little guys have amble protection against marauding vermin, especially raccoons! They need a pond that is deep enough for them to escape to safety, as well as plenty of cover.

Sheesh, you must be somewhere very warm, because turtles all over the country are hibernating now! :scared: :hi:
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:49 AM
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2. We are in UAE, so the garden is walled (no extra critters)
beyond our lazy cats. It is ALWAYS warm here!
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:17 AM
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4. Wow. Well, then, make sure the little fellows have a shady spot above and below water.
They cannot regulate their own body temps, so they must be able to cool off if necessary.

And this thread is useless without pics! :D :hi:
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:44 AM
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5. haven't had the chance to do a photo shoot yet...
will do that in a day or so and update how they are doing...

While I have had many pets, these are the first turtles and it has me a bit anxious.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 12:52 AM
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3. Hello, Terrapins!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:47 AM
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6. That looks like a red-eared slider!
We used to have one of those. His name was Lightning.
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 05:12 AM
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7. That was my guess too... red-eared slider...
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 09:49 AM
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10. That feller pictured IS a red-eared slider (T.s. elegans)
A great reptile care book series which I'd recommend purchasing is this:

http://www.amazon.com/Red-Eared-Sliders-Experts-Advanced-Vivarium/dp/1882770684/ref=pd_bbs_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201099675&sr=8-9

Everything you need to know will be in there! Good luck! :hi:
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 05:21 AM
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8. Cute! eom
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:51 AM
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9. A regular Terrapin Station...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOhC5jcYFms
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 09:54 AM
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11. Oh Geez - Sen. John Cornyn warned us about people like JCMach1
It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle. But that does not mean it is right ... ow you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cornyn#Civil_rights_and_law_enforcement

:hide:
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 01:55 PM
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12. ROFL
:rofl:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:15 PM
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13. Maybe they do that in Texas, but not here in Maryland.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 02:20 PM
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14. I have just one thing to say ...






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