Mississippi maps question

[Big.balls]

Hello,

I have a question on behalf of my fiance, she has two mississippi maps and was wondering what size tank they are going to need when fully grown? also when sold she was told they are mississippi map terrapins but she has only ever seen them called mississippi map turtles, is there such thing as a mississippi map terrapin?

Thanks

[XoxOriptideOxoX]

terrapins and turtle are the same thing, a terrapin is just what americans use i think

[Big.balls]

Originally Posted by XoxOriptideOxoX

terrapins and turtle are the same thing, a terrapin is just what americans use i think

Thanks

What size tank is two full grown mississippi maps going to need?

Cheers

[Graham]

Turtle/Terrapin, just depends if you are British or American, they're the same thing.
Americans tend to call all aquatic and semi-aquatic chelonia Turtles, and even Tortoises get called Turtles sometimes just to confuse things even further!
In the UK we distinguish between fully aquatic marine or freshwater chelonia by calling them Turtles, and semi-aquatics which we call Terrapins.

What size your Miss Maps will grow to depends on whether they are male or female, if they're male they'll grow to 4"-5" SCL, females will be twice that size. Maps are excellent swimmers, they're river turtles, and require a lot of water, I wouldn't put a fully grown adult female in anything less than 300-400 litres, half as much again for two of them.

[Big.balls]

Originally Posted by Graham

Turtle/Terrapin, just depends if you are British or American, they're the same thing.
Americans tend to call all aquatic and semi-aquatic chelonia Turtles, and even Tortoises get called Turtles sometimes just to confuse things even further!
In the UK we distinguish between fully aquatic, marine or freshwater chelonia bu calling them Turtles, and semi-aquatic which we call Terrapins.

What size your Miss Maps will grow to depends on whether they are male or female, if they're male they'll grow to 4"-5" SCL, females will be twice that size. Maps are excellent swimmers, they're river turtles, and require a lot of water, I wouldn't put a fully grown adult female in anything less than 300-400 litres, half as much again for two of them.

Thanks mate,

There is one male and one female, im being a pain in the ass but any chance you could tell me what size tank they would need in ft? lol

Cheers