Post by larka on Mar 17, 2014 12:19:44 GMT
Hi Everyone!
I'm obviously new to this site, and I'm so glad I found it. I own 2 beautiful Mississippi Map Turtles;
Crush
Squirt
(Obviously there's some effect on these photo's and sorry they're so big, I didn't know how to downsize them :S)
These two are now bigger than pictured here. I've had these two for just over a year now, and even though I've named them as if they're boys (love of Nemo) I'm beginning to think they're both female. I ended up with these two when my ex moved away, he said I couldn't keep them, took them, moved away and then gave them back. When I got them back I swear they hadn't been cleaned out for the 3 months he'd had them, plus the filter was broken once I'd cleaned it, not to mention the turtles just hid constantly for a month until they'd gotten used to human attention again, I'm sure he just left them and forgot about them. Unfortunately the pet shop I bought them from knows absolutely nothing about them, even though they constantly try to come across as if they do, but trust me, if I'd have listened to them and not done my online research, I'm sure my turtles would have died by now, plus at the moment they are selling Terrapins as Mississippi Maps, and they look completely different, plus everytime I go in they keep trying to tell me I have Terrappins. I'm not looking for a new home for these, as I am far too attached to them, I am looking for as much information as I can get about them and caring for them, as I want them to have the best life they can. You'll have to excuse how much of a noob I sound at some things, because honestly I am a bit of a noob lol, but I've tried my best with what I've been told and what I've read .
Thanks!
I'm obviously new to this site, and I'm so glad I found it. I own 2 beautiful Mississippi Map Turtles;
Crush
Squirt
(Obviously there's some effect on these photo's and sorry they're so big, I didn't know how to downsize them :S)
These two are now bigger than pictured here. I've had these two for just over a year now, and even though I've named them as if they're boys (love of Nemo) I'm beginning to think they're both female. I ended up with these two when my ex moved away, he said I couldn't keep them, took them, moved away and then gave them back. When I got them back I swear they hadn't been cleaned out for the 3 months he'd had them, plus the filter was broken once I'd cleaned it, not to mention the turtles just hid constantly for a month until they'd gotten used to human attention again, I'm sure he just left them and forgot about them. Unfortunately the pet shop I bought them from knows absolutely nothing about them, even though they constantly try to come across as if they do, but trust me, if I'd have listened to them and not done my online research, I'm sure my turtles would have died by now, plus at the moment they are selling Terrapins as Mississippi Maps, and they look completely different, plus everytime I go in they keep trying to tell me I have Terrappins. I'm not looking for a new home for these, as I am far too attached to them, I am looking for as much information as I can get about them and caring for them, as I want them to have the best life they can. You'll have to excuse how much of a noob I sound at some things, because honestly I am a bit of a noob lol, but I've tried my best with what I've been told and what I've read .
Thanks!