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Offline skeebo1969

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #50 on: September 15, 2011, 11:18:19 am »


  There's been a new adddition to the family.  I've been on a waiting list for 6 years for this little fellow.  This is another subspecies of Terrapin, an Ornate Diamondback Terrapin:



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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #51 on: September 15, 2011, 11:28:44 am »
WOW! What a wonderful looking little creature.

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #52 on: September 15, 2011, 11:33:24 am »
He's so BEAUTIFUL! I love how he is giving you the "stink eye" in the pics. LOL.

How big will he get?
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #53 on: September 15, 2011, 01:32:13 pm »
Cute!

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #54 on: September 15, 2011, 02:42:53 pm »
Very Cute. Have you named him/her ?  :)
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #55 on: September 15, 2011, 03:25:32 pm »
He's so BEAUTIFUL! I love how he is giving you the "stink eye" in the pics. LOL.

How big will he get?

He does look like he has a bit of an attitude, huh?  If it's female it will grow to about 6 to 9 inches long at the shell, and if it's male it will grow no longer than 4 to 6 inches.

Very Cute. Have you named him/her ?  :)

Having trouble coming up with a name.  I won't know what sex it is for another year or so.  So far I've given two females men's names so perhaps I should hold back.  My wife wants to name it Rasta to go along with the other two names of Ziggy and Marley (both female).

I lent Marley to a breeder in North Carolina in a deal for this new little guy/gal.  The breeder says it was temp sexed for female.... but I've heard that before concerning my other two who were supposedly males.

Any ideas?

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #56 on: September 15, 2011, 03:44:43 pm »
Is Rasta a name? Rasta in Hindi means "way" or "route".  :)

For a turtle I like the name "Squidgy".  :)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=squidgy
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Offline Robert

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #57 on: September 15, 2011, 03:52:47 pm »
Congrats.

What does that mean?  "temp sexed for female?"

Do you keep them together or separate?

How about Haile (as in Selassie?)

And congrats on the move.  I'm so happy for you.  Talk to Mike (bocker) about restaurants.
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #58 on: September 15, 2011, 03:58:40 pm »
I'd go for Rasta. If it's a boy, you could amend it to Rasta Man.

Is Rasta a name? Rasta in Hindi means "way" or "route".  :)

It's short for Rastafari.
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #59 on: September 15, 2011, 06:35:48 pm »
More Turtle pics please!!!!!!

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #60 on: September 15, 2011, 06:41:22 pm »
I've always liked the name Yurtle
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Offline hope_for_a_cure

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #61 on: September 15, 2011, 06:49:15 pm »
Spoil that baby as much as you can! 

Offline skeebo1969

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #62 on: September 16, 2011, 07:59:05 am »
Congrats.

What does that mean?  "temp sexed for female?"

Do you keep them together or separate?

How about Haile (as in Selassie?)

Hey Robert!  I hope all is well on your end.  Regarding your question about temp sexed --after the female lays her eggs breeders incubate the eggs at certain temperatures to achieve a desired sex; at 78 degrees  they will be all hatched as females, and at 81 degrees they all are hatched as males.   Any temperature in between is supposed to give a sexual mix of sorts.

I have to keep the little one separate....  the others may confuse it for a snack.  He is just a tad smaller than a nickel.

I like Haile, but I like Selassie even better.  Ann mentioning Rastafari even sparks my interest.... 


And congrats on the move.  I'm so happy for you.  Talk to Mike (bocker) about restaurants.

Thanks Rob, much appreciated.  Did you ever get that 4 wheeler to run correctly?  Didn't know Mike was near Boston..


I'd go for Rasta. If it's a boy, you could amend it to Rasta Man.

It's short for Rastafari.

hmmm, that's a good idea too.

 I might have to get some more to go along with all these great name ideas. ;)  If Marley is successfully bred in the Spring I get first choice from the clutch as well.  I currently  have 3 of the 7 subspecies of DBT.   

That's a dream for now until we get into a bigger place...

I've always liked the name Yurtle

Name already taken.   When I was 6 years old  I had a Japanese Reeve's turtle named Yurtle the Turtle, coolest one I've ever owned.  She died when I was 32 of respiratory infection... the guy who gave her to me was a neighbor and he had her for 12 years himself.

More Turtle pics please!!!!!!

-Will

I'll get some more up soon.  The little tyke is so skittish it's hard to get closeups without it diving for cover.  Those pics above were taken about 4-5 feet away believe it or not..lol. 

Spoil that baby as much as you can! 

LOL you know it....
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #63 on: September 16, 2011, 09:02:13 am »
Wow, I cant believe he is barely bigger than a nickel! So amazing.
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #64 on: September 16, 2011, 09:18:41 am »
Jeeze, smaller than a nickel? I though s/he was at least two inches or so. Your camera must have an awesome zoom on it to get such a good picture of the little critter from five feet away!
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #65 on: September 16, 2011, 02:36:38 pm »

He is just a tad smaller than a nickel.....

That's a dream for now until we get into a bigger place...


Uh?

No, the 4wheeler is still sitting next to the barn.  Hard to work on when 105' every day.  Now that fall is here I can work on it.

Mike lives in Virginia but it seems like he's in Boston every weekend.  Ok, maybe not that often but he sure knows the place and he loves food
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #66 on: September 16, 2011, 03:29:42 pm »
Ann, it's not about size. LOL LOL
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #67 on: September 16, 2011, 05:08:57 pm »
Cute pics!! he/she/it  is only bigger than a nickle..? Wow amazing looking tiny creature!!

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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #68 on: September 17, 2011, 07:41:35 am »
Ann, it's not about size. LOL LOL

Sez who? :D
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #69 on: September 17, 2011, 08:45:52 am »
Sez who? :D

Zactly!  Who wants to set sail in the Pacific in a canoe? ;D
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #70 on: September 18, 2011, 07:14:36 am »
Jeeze, smaller than a nickel? I though s/he was at least two inches or so. Your camera must have an awesome zoom on it to get such a good picture of the little critter from five feet away!

You should see the pics I have of my wife!!  This thing can capture new pu hair growth with great detail.


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« Reply #71 on: September 18, 2011, 10:41:28 am »
You should see the pics I have of my wife!!  This thing can capture new pu hair growth with great detail.

It's a shame that you can't post them or link to them. Wouldn't mind having a looksie. ~sigh~
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #72 on: September 18, 2011, 11:19:29 am »
It's a shame that you can't post them or link to them. Wouldn't mind having a looksie. ~sigh~

 ;D
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Re: I'm getting another baby!!
« Reply #73 on: October 20, 2011, 11:38:20 pm »
Here are some updated pics of the two, both are growing considerably and the ornate is really morphing quite a bit:
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