breeding - Page 3

Katiexx · #21 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 05:51 AM

i'm guessing red-eared sliders,musk (stinkpots)turtles,cumberland sliders?

but complete guesswork as the OP hasn't even hinted lol

Graham · #22 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 10:42 AM

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what's a terrapin?

A terrapin is a freshwater turtle. In the US you lump freshwater and sea chelonians together and call them all turtles, we reserve the term turtle for sea turtles. Just to confuse things even further many Americans also call tortoises turtles!

bigsky · #23 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 11:18 AM

i regard only one group as true terrapins and thats the diamond backs , where as red ears,cooters,musks and boxes etc etc i regard as turtles, then tortoises are well tortoises

sea turtles are well there just that

But thats my opinion

Graham · #24 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 11:26 AM

What makes a Diamondback a "true terrapin" though? Exactly what attributes define a terrapin or a turtle?

bigsky · #25 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 12:23 PM

i go on my rule of thumb purley on the latin name of the diamond back malaclemys terrapin.
and as its one of very few species in the family i tend to seclude them seperatley its just my view on things and plus they are nothing like and turle speciesbe it aquatic,semi aquatic or terrestrial .
So thats how i percieve a terrapin whether anyone agrees with me or not i dont really care.
Anyway this is nothing to do with this thread i dont mind if you wanna pm me for my views on chelonia as ive had many years experience working with many different species
Lloyd

wizzasmum · #26 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 01:39 PM

[quote=Katiexx;1217330]guys when he said freeze them, he didn't mean put them into a freezer.

He meant don't offer the correct temps for incubation..thus 'freezing' the eggs.

He could have worded it better admittedly but hell i've been having foot in mouth syndrome lately as well[/quote

Oh - why did he not say so then?

wizzasmum · #27 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Scales and Fangs

With the way the weather is at the moment, if you chuck them out with the rubbish they will freeze anyway. However, during the summer (not that we get much of one here) if you really dont want eggs to hatch and your last resort is not to incubate then putting them in the fridge or freezer for a couple of days is a good idea as the warmth may well incubate if they dont get damaged in the rubbish. I know it's hughly unlikely but I cant think of anything worse than risking an animal hatch then starve to death anyway.

When you chuck them they break

Katiexx · #28 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by wizzasmum

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Originally Posted by Katiexx

guys when he said freeze them, he didn't mean put them into a freezer.

He meant don't offer the correct temps for incubation..thus 'freezing' the eggs.

He could have worded it better admittedly but hell i've been having foot in mouth syndrome lately as well

Oh - why did he not say so then?

he answered a few quotes with 'yeah so it freezes them' or similar, so came across as that was what he meant.

droflas1 · #29 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 03:56 PM

they are breeding the little one is getting on the big ones back for a few mins then gets off you can see it tail they are yellow belly terrapins if she as eggs what do i do with them.
gary.

Katiexx · #30 (**permalink**) 15-01-2008, 04:42 PM

that depends on if she 1) lays fertile eggs and 2) if you actually want to incubate them so they hatch.

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