My Diamondback Terrapins
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:04 pmI just realized my phone takes better close up pics than my digital camera!!
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:04 pmPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:45 pmwow, how big is he? very nice, cannot find diamond back at my place here...
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:17 pmVery nice! I love DBTs. They are hard to come by in BC, but I always keep my eye open for a breeder! 
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:11 amAll 4 are female Northern DiamondBack Terrapins about 7" in length.They were rescued from a fish market in chinatown early summer.They're doing great, only problem is that i CANNOT get them to eat commercial turtle food (pellets,krill).These gals only eat fish,shrimp,clams and their diet can be expensive!Tried soaking pellets in tuna juice, they don't even smell them.
Although they have blessed me with about 20 viable eggs that should be hatching in a month or so, and those hatchlings will be rehomed for a fee to help aid with the expenses.
All in all they have great personalities and they get hand fed, so every time my hand is close to the water, i have to watch for them biting me (they don't hurt lol).
The most beautiful thing with this species is the variety of colors in skin and shell within one sub-species.It is believed that all 6 sub-species might have hybridized with each other when large quantities were released after a law approved in the 60's that put a ban on consuming terrapins in the restaurant trade.Obviously the law isn't being respected if you can still find them in asian fishmarkets.
Although they have blessed me with about 20 viable eggs that should be hatching in a month or so, and those hatchlings will be rehomed for a fee to help aid with the expenses.
All in all they have great personalities and they get hand fed, so every time my hand is close to the water, i have to watch for them biting me (they don't hurt lol).
The most beautiful thing with this species is the variety of colors in skin and shell within one sub-species.It is believed that all 6 sub-species might have hybridized with each other when large quantities were released after a law approved in the 60's that put a ban on consuming terrapins in the restaurant trade.Obviously the law isn't being respected if you can still find them in asian fishmarkets.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:53 amthat is soo cool it looks very nice
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:03 ami just got an LOL out of this post after seeing what you posted on my thread 
i really like the 3rd guy up there
theyre absolutely lovely. are you referencing saving them from chinatown in NYC or someplace in NJ? what sort of rehoming fee do you think youll be asking? i cant say one way or the other as of yet, but i might be very interested in swinging out there to meet them/potentially adopt one if i am able.
i really like the 3rd guy up there
theyre absolutely lovely. are you referencing saving them from chinatown in NYC or someplace in NJ? what sort of rehoming fee do you think youll be asking? i cant say one way or the other as of yet, but i might be very interested in swinging out there to meet them/potentially adopt one if i am able.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:40 amkoreyleigh wrote:i just got an LOL out of this post after seeing what you posted on my thread
i really like the 3rd guy up there
theyre absolutely lovely. are you referencing saving them from chinatown in NYC or someplace in NJ? what sort of rehoming fee do you think youll be asking? i cant say one way or the other as of yet, but i might be very interested in swinging out there to meet them/potentially adopt one if i am able.
lol...i know right.I'll send you a PM.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:19 amReally Nice! I really like the first one the best. Her shell/skin pattern seems to be the lightest.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:43 amPainteds4life wrote:Really Nice! I really like the first one the best. His shell/skin pattern seems to be the lightest.
As per looks she's my favorite as well.She has white skin with black lines and the shell more on the brown side.
As per personality, the last one is the most personable.
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:51 amthey are beeeaauuttiifull!
Its hard to take a pic of my dbt on the dock because he jumps off to beg every time he sees me
Its hard to take a pic of my dbt on the dock because he jumps off to beg every time he sees me
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:46 amVery pretty! Not real famialiar with them. Are they hard to keep?
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:35 pmSo cute!!!
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:05 pmAren't they endangered in the wild?
He's gorgeous, nonetheless!
He's gorgeous, nonetheless!
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:06 amShellbyRES16x wrote:Aren't they endangered in the wild?
He's gorgeous, nonetheless!
Not in NJ.....Only Endangered species of turtle is the "Bog turtle".
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:10 amtammi wrote:Very pretty! Not real famialiar with them. Are they hard to keep?
These particular ones are cause they're not captive breed.They require natural foods and brackish water.CB ones will eat pellets and can be kept in freshwater even if brackish is always first choice.