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Terrapins in Surrey: |
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AndyS Senior Member Joined: 26 Aug 2007 No. of posts: 95  View other posts by AndyS |
Posted: 27 Jun 2010 Hi was walking the dog the other week and on the way back to the car noticed this little critter I think its a painted turtle(terrapin)?   |
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David Bird Forum Specialist Joined: 17 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 515  View other posts by David Bird |
Posted: 27 Jun 2010 It looks like the Yellow-Bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta by the large Yellow mark behind the eye and around the edge of the shell. Almost totally vegetarian. British Herpetological Society Librarian and member of B.H.S Conservation Committee. Self employed Herpetological Consultant and Field Worker. |
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Dave1812 Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 No. of posts: 42  View other posts by Dave1812 |
Posted: 29 Jun 2010 David is right, I have two of them as pets!  David Hind Wildlife Trust (Cumbria) - Member Solway AONB - Volunteer |
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herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369  View other posts by herpetologic2 |
Posted: 29 Jun 2010 Beautiful specimen - looks really healthy Vice Chair of ARG UK - self employed consultant - visit ARG UK & Alresford Wildlife |
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Donny Senior Member Joined: 11 May 2004 No. of posts: 53 View other posts by Donny |
Posted: 29 Jun 2010 [quote]looks really healthy[/quote] The ones that have been dumped often do really well! There was a recent post on a UK reptile-keepers forum where a guy had been called in to re-home a bunch of red-eared sliders from a drained London park pond, and they were beauties. |
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