Terrapins
Just come back to the traumatic shock of work after a lovely week doing very little…...well actually quite a lot but it was also very relaxing!! :)
Anyway we were out shopping at Melbicks and decided to purchase two Yellow Belly Terrapins which are facinating to watch. They're as easy to keep as tropical fish providing you provide the correct UV light and supply a varied diet.
The one on the left is Terry and the one on the right is Bob. They're quite difficult to photograph especially as the UV light is harmful to humans!
More pictures here
Paul Strapps
09 Aug 2004 14:15
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[Skip to the latest comment]Terry and Bob – thats brilliant. And I bet they dont' watch any Englands games and then spend the rest of the night trying not to get the result? Come now, do tell, its true isn't it?
10 Aug 2004, 15:52
chloe
erm nice terrapins
as you seem to have some i got some the other day but cause i live in turkey they are in natural light and LOVELY weather !!! but i dont know how to tell if ones a girl or a boy there not as obvious as humans*siily thing to say* and im not sure how old they are there not even the size of my palm yet and i have looked on line but i cant find much
toby and ninja they are called a bird ate me other one but shhh:D i know there still young but im not sure could you help?
chloe
p.s please help
ninja n toby in distress!!
10 Apr 2006, 14:22
Paul Strapps
It's almost impossible to tell the sex of a terrapin until it's about 6 months old. When they reach this age look at their belly – on males it's slightly concave on females it's flat.
11 Apr 2006, 15:57
louise
i have a terrapin about a month now he is about the size of my palm i have a uv light for him a heater and a filter is there anything eles i need i really haven’t got a clue he’s name is rocket
08 Mar 2007, 23:33
oli
i have 4 terrapins called michelangelo, leonardo, donatello, raphial. the ninja terrapins. i have no idea how to sex them 2 of them are 3 years old soon to be 4 the other 2 are 2 but are tinny compared. how do i sex them, i heard somthing about longer nails? oh yeah and why does there shell malt? sorry about the bad spelling
18 Mar 2007, 11:42
stacey
hi i have 2 yellow belly terrapins i was wondering how u can tell wat sex they are thanks ether way
02 Jul 2007, 21:37
jen
i have yellow belly 2 years of age female as male as have longer tale , she is 25 cms long from head to tail loves walking on grass in summer for about hour , as they can only live out of water for about an hour, so in winter likes to potter about house , but as we all no thay carry samella on skin not shell so wash , hands , floor to be on safe side.
21 Sep 2007, 21:39
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