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Post by turtlegirl on May 27, 2011 22:52:13 GMT
Us Ninja map turtles are very excited  -we've just got a new little brother. At last Leo won#t feel outnumbered any more by his 2 bigger sisters. Brother Yogi is a different kind of map but we love him just the same  and he will soon feel right at home in our tank which now has a new turtle dock - a gift from Yogi. ;D |
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Post by turtlegirl on Jan 18, 2012 20:44:01 GMT
Update Yogi has settled in well and was totally accepted by the other 3 maps who had been brought up together.  When they were tiny I assumed all 3 were the same species as they all looked the same. As they grew older the 2 girls changed shape, growing rounder while the boy's shell was more oval shaped. The girls were also growing much faster and bigger than the boy with larger heads. I assumed this was just due to sex differences as female maps are much bigger. Since then I've had my maps identified by species experts online and was surprised to discover that in fact I had 3 different map species!  The 2 big girls (Donna and Raphaela) are false maps, Leo my original male (their "brother") was a ouchita map and only the newest boy Yogi was in fact a Mississippi map (identified by his white eyes)! |
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Post by jacquisunderland on Jan 18, 2012 22:32:45 GMT
Hiya turtlegirl..
happy new year! .. can you put some pictures online of your maps to illustrate the differences for future reference xx
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Post by turtlegirl on Jan 19, 2012 21:30:53 GMT
I'd love to -how?
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Post by wayne020668 on Jan 20, 2012 20:14:54 GMT
hay if you need any info on up loading pic's or want some up loaded for you then please contact Dan the web designer he would be happy to help you... once you have up loaded your pic's to your computer then simply click on the attachment where it Say's "CHOOSE FILE ABOVE" COOOOOOOOOOR GET ME BEING ALL TECHNICAL.... must be Dan's influence...  regards Wayne. |
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-we've just got a new little brother. At last Leo won#t feel outnumbered any more by his 2 bigger sisters. Brother Yogi is a different kind of map but we love him just the same 
and he will soon feel right at home in our tank which now has a new turtle dock - a gift from Yogi. ;D
The 2 big girls (Donna and Raphaela) are false maps, Leo my original male (their "brother") was a ouchita map and only the newest boy Yogi was in fact a Mississippi map (identified by his white eyes)!
