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Posted 18 April 2011 - 02:43 AM
Please help me identify this turtle we found in the creek. He/She (?) has some marks on his shell and I don't know if the turtle is injured. How old do you think the turtle is? Thanks so much.
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Posted 19 April 2011 - 11:56 AM
it is a softshell turtle. idk how the shell is its hard to tell with the photo if they are fresh new wounds or old wounds
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Posted 20 April 2011 - 08:18 AM
Softshell. I don't know if you plan to try to keep it, but they are not good captives and they get huge. I would put her back.
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Posted 20 April 2011 - 08:25 AM
Either an Eastern Spiny Softshell(Apalone spinifera spinifera) or a Guadalupe Spiny Softshell(Apalone spinifera guadalupensis). I'm leaning towards a female Guadalupe Spiny Softshell.
Here is a pic of my little girl. She is about 3 or 4 years old in this photo
Here is a pic of my little girl. She is about 3 or 4 years old in this photo
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Posted 20 April 2011 - 12:31 PM
Wintermire, on 20 April 2011 - 08:25 AM, said:
Either an Eastern Spiny Softshell(Apalone spinifera spinifera) or a Guadalupe Spiny Softshell(Apalone spinifera guadalupensis). I'm leaning towards a female Guadalupe Spiny Softshell.
Here is a pic of my little girl. She is about 3 or 4 years old in this photo
Here is a pic of my little girl. She is about 3 or 4 years old in this photo
Wrong, perhaps we should learn the location of the OP before making guesses. The turtle is from the Philippines, and should be Dogonia subplana unless pelodiscus sinensis is in that area, which I don't believe it is.
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Posted 20 April 2011 - 05:02 PM
Like the others said, its some sort of softshell turtle. They get big and nasty like a snapper. Looks like it has some carapace wounds and/or shell fungus and needs some medical attention. Getting it into some clean water along with meds will help. Its hard to tell a turtles age unless you know the bday.
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Posted 20 April 2011 - 06:43 PM
clemmysnut, on 20 April 2011 - 05:02 PM, said:
Like the others said, its some sort of softshell turtle. They get big and nasty like a snapper. Looks like it has some carapace wounds and/or shell fungus and needs some medical attention. Getting it into some clean water along with meds will help. Its hard to tell a turtles age unless you know the bday.
Actually, unlike most softshells, dogania does not get very big. Much smaller than any of our native softshells. You're looking at a full grown turtle there, and judging by the size (compared to the reflection of someones hand in the water) its probably about 10/11 inches or so, if that
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Posted 22 April 2011 - 11:32 PM
nice softshell!
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Posted 27 December 2011 - 09:17 AM
softshell ! they get quite big i think
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