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lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

please help me

lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

please!!!!!!!!

snoopy · Level 3 Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 169

When and where did you find it? If you took it from a pond or a lake, you should bring it back and let it live its life in the natural habitat. You also need to be careful, because depending on where you are from, some places have laws against taking turtles from the wild.

In order to help with identification, can you post a picture?

lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

i didnt find it...my boyfriend gave it to me and i dont know where he got it

deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1232

First of all you need to determine if it is a water or a land turtle. Easiest way~ Does it have webbed feet?

Check this picture. Does it look like this one?
http://www.allturtles.com/turtle_species/spotted.php
How about this one?

http://www.allturtles.com/turtle_species/slider.php
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lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

it doesnt look like any of the pictures you posted,,,,it only has yellow dots on the edges of the shell and his feet dont look webbed

deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1232

Well, if you do not have webbed feet then you have a land turtle. The most common is a box turtle. However it does not sound like one.

Regardless, if you have a land turtle here is some information for you.http://www.allturtles.com/care_sheets/land_turtle_care.php

I am going to drop over onto another board. There is someone overthere with a box turtle. She may be able to give you some more information.

Good Luck.
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lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

its definately not a box turtle(i used to have 2)... his feet might be webbed

lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

his feet are webbed! lol

snoopy · Level 3 Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 169

deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1232

I am glad we determined he is a water turtle. Now here is a graet link to some basic information.
http://www.allturtles.com/care_sheets/water_turtle_care.php

Here is another link. Does your turtle look like any of them pictured here?http://www.allturtles.com/species.php

With a little persaverance we will get you set up. Smile

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lilkaty · Level 1 Joined: 21 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

he doesnt look like any of them .... hes been trying to bite my too

turtlecrazed · Level 3 Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 105

Well, I\'m stumped. It sounds to me like a spotted. What size is it? Juvenile spotteds don\'t develop all of their spots at once, and even adults sometimes can have very few spots.

If it is a spotted, and your boyfriend got it from the wild, that is a BIG no-no. Spotteds are a protected species and it is illegal for them to be removed from the wild.

My suggestion is to keep checking turtle pics throughout the internet. See if you can find a spotted turtle pic that looks like your turtle.
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turtlecrazed · Level 3 Joined: 27 Sep 2002 Posts: 105

another thing, the shell on his belly (plastron), is it completely flat, is it a circle/oval or a cross shape. Does it hinge up at all (like a box turtle plastron?)
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