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Hatchling Redbelly Turtle

Hatchling Redbelly Turtle

by Spoony
Oct 5, 2004 5:17 PM · 1662 views · 50.7 k · 560 x 553

Keywords: Red Bellied Turtle Redbelly Pseudemys rubriventris

Plymouth Redbelly Turtle ([i] Pseudemys rubriventris[/i)

One of the redbelly turtles my class is raising to be released in june.
This picture by far came out better than the rest of the pooey, blurry things one might call a photo.
trachemys
Nov 3, 2004 6:26 PM
I know this is a strech, but I have raised 5 baby turtles (see pics) and know that captive turtles barely stand a chance if "set free" back into the wild. Please consider letting me give it a great home with 5 other cooters and slider in June or whenever. I live up in NH and would be willing to drive the distance to give this precious turtle a chance for a great life!! Let me know if you are interested!!
Spoony
Nov 5, 2004 8:58 PM
They aren't mine, they were given to my glass by Mass Wildlife (something like that...) to raise untill they are released. They have watched to make sure that the turtles that their program has released live in the wild perfectly fine. They can tell them apart from the other turtles because they get notches cut in some of their scutes, and each individual turtle can be identified by the different scutes notched. There are still the risks of them being eaten or getting sick, but that happens. It's a bigger number of them that live to maturity than if all the eggs where left there (Very high mortality rate). They've been doing it for awhile, if it didn't work they wouldn't do it. If you want more info on it I have a post on the Herps and Kids forum on kingsnake, I'll be happy to anwser any questions.
A link with some more info on them: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhfacts/pserub.pdf
trachemys
Nov 7, 2004 3:14 PM
That sounds great!! I am glad to hear all that :) Cute turtles.
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