The new guy:

Marshall

Turtle Keeper + CPL(H)
Joined
Aug 2, 2015
Messages
1,340
Reaction score
1,194
Location
Georgia
Showcase(s):
1
Hardiness Zone
Zone 7b
Country
United States
Brought this little guy into the rescue today. He seems healthy but due to his young age he will have to spend a week in quarantine to be safe so he can be tested for salmonella and any COI's. He is a Mississippi Map turtle and I named him Atlas. He is about 1 year old or less. As with the majority of the turtles I rescue I usually don't know exact ages so this is an estimate based on his carapace length and height & number of the spines/spikes in the center line of the carapace.

DSCN2830.JPG
DSCN2831.JPG
 

Marshall

Turtle Keeper + CPL(H)
Joined
Aug 2, 2015
Messages
1,340
Reaction score
1,194
Location
Georgia
Showcase(s):
1
Hardiness Zone
Zone 7b
Country
United States
Another lucky turtle to have found you
He is a really nice and calm guy too so I may keep him for myself :D . It still amazes me how people can neglect even a tiny little guy like this who would not even had been in their care for more than 6 months, probably even less time than that (3-4 months). Thankfully he is happy here and has tamed to me well and re-learned to trust a human.
 

sissy

sissy
Joined
Jan 17, 2011
Messages
33,086
Reaction score
15,702
Location
Axton virginia
Showcase(s):
1
Hardiness Zone
7A
Country
United States
I hate when i go in a pet store and see parents buying pets for there children just to show them responsibility for a living creature or when children are in apet store and want a pet just because a friend has one and parents just give in and don't care .They need to understand first what having a pet means and how to take care of it first and that pets need love and care and proper homes
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
30,781
Messages
508,569
Members
13,042
Latest member
lucaryan

Latest Threads

Top