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It's not uncommon for a turtle to take up to two weeks before eating when introduced into a new home. Last night, on him first night Bob already started eating.
He's bright and alert. Very energetic.
While he's too small to tell his sex yet, the breeder did say that the eggs were incubated at a lower temperature. That will yield more males in that bunch. A male would be preferable as they don't get nearly as huge as the females.
Diamondback Terrapins are "brackish" turtles. You'll find adults in marshes frequently. However they are born in fresh water upstream. If you have a DBT that has never been exposed to brackish water, they can live very nicely in fresh water forever. Once introduced to the salt, they can never go back to fresh for extended amounts of time. Their bodies stop producing salt for tears, etc. and they will essentially wither and die if kept from the salt.
DBTs appear to be very social animals. It's not uncommon to find a tank of them, maybe 40 - 50 gallons of brackish water, with about a dozen DBTs co-existing happily. They are cute and delightful pets.
It's not uncommon for a turtle to take up to two weeks before eating when introduced into a new home. Last night, on him first night Bob already started eating.
He's bright and alert. Very energetic.
While he's too small to tell his sex yet, the breeder did say that the eggs were incubated at a lower temperature. That will yield more males in that bunch. A male would be preferable as they don't get nearly as huge as the females.
Diamondback Terrapins are "brackish" turtles. You'll find adults in marshes frequently. However they are born in fresh water upstream. If you have a DBT that has never been exposed to brackish water, they can live very nicely in fresh water forever. Once introduced to the salt, they can never go back to fresh for extended amounts of time. Their bodies stop producing salt for tears, etc. and they will essentially wither and die if kept from the salt.
DBTs appear to be very social animals. It's not uncommon to find a tank of them, maybe 40 - 50 gallons of brackish water, with about a dozen DBTs co-existing happily. They are cute and delightful pets.
Can you find Silent Bob in the pic from this post?
http://baxojayz.blogspot.com/2005/08/one-of-these-is-heading-to-my-home.html
I posted a pic last night on this entry:
http://baxojayz.blogspot.com/2005/09/new-arrival.html
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