Photo Gallery :: My Diamondback Terrapins

[jozzep]

I just realized my phone takes better close up pics than my digital camera!!

[felix1318]

wow, how big is he? very nice, cannot find diamond back at my place here...

[BullDog]

Very nice! I love DBTs. They are hard to come by in BC, but I always keep my eye open for a breeder!

[jozzep]

All 4 are female Northern DiamondBack Terrapins about 7" in length.They were rescued from a fish market in chinatown early summer.They're doing great, only problem is that i CANNOT get them to eat commercial turtle food (pellets,krill).These gals only eat fish,shrimp,clams and their diet can be expensive!Tried soaking pellets in tuna juice, they don't even smell them.
Although they have blessed me with about 20 viable eggs that should be hatching in a month or so, and those hatchlings will be rehomed for a fee to help aid with the expenses.
All in all they have great personalities and they get hand fed, so every time my hand is close to the water, i have to watch for them biting me (they don't hurt lol).
The most beautiful thing with this species is the variety of colors in skin and shell within one sub-species.It is believed that all 6 sub-species might have hybridized with each other when large quantities were released after a law approved in the 60's that put a ban on consuming terrapins in the restaurant trade.Obviously the law isn't being respected if you can still find them in asian fishmarkets.

[blackforces get you]

that is soo cool it looks very nice

[koreyleigh]

i just got an LOL out of this post after seeing what you posted on my thread

i really like the 3rd guy up there

theyre absolutely lovely. are you referencing saving them from chinatown in NYC or someplace in NJ? what sort of rehoming fee do you think youll be asking? i cant say one way or the other as of yet, but i might be very interested in swinging out there to meet them/potentially adopt one if i am able.

[jozzep]

i just got an LOL out of this post after seeing what you posted on my thread

i really like the 3rd guy up there

theyre absolutely lovely. are you referencing saving them from chinatown in NYC or someplace in NJ? what sort of rehoming fee do you think youll be asking? i cant say one way or the other as of yet, but i might be very interested in swinging out there to meet them/potentially adopt one if i am able.

lol...i know right.I'll send you a PM.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Really Nice! I really like the first one the best. Her shell/skin pattern seems to be the lightest.

[jozzep]

Really Nice! I really like the first one the best. His shell/skin pattern seems to be the lightest.

As per looks she's my favorite as well.She has white skin with black lines and the shell more on the brown side.
As per personality, the last one is the most personable.

[Sk8gal]

they are beeeaauuttiifull!

Its hard to take a pic of my dbt on the dock because he jumps off to beg every time he sees me

[tammi]

Very pretty! Not real famialiar with them. Are they hard to keep?

[untsmurf]

So cute!!!

[ShellbyRES16x]

Aren't they endangered in the wild?
He's gorgeous, nonetheless!

[jozzep]

Aren't they endangered in the wild?
He's gorgeous, nonetheless!

Not in NJ.....Only Endangered species of turtle is the "Bog turtle".

[jozzep]

Very pretty! Not real famialiar with them. Are they hard to keep?

These particular ones are cause they're not captive breed.They require natural foods and brackish water.CB ones will eat pellets and can be kept in freshwater even if brackish is always first choice.