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Pseudemys Nelsoni

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Red Belly Cooter Turtles are considered to be one of the most commonly observed Turtles in southern portions of the United States. They are often characterized by the lines that mark their neck, head and legs; they also posses an appealingly decorative carapace. Red Belly Cooters are quite shy; aside from the adequate basking that they will perform, they will likely prefer to scurry away when being startled by the presence of person. Like many other aquatic species Red Belly Cooter hatchlings require a diet higher in animal matter, but this requirement will diminish overtime. As they will eventually desire an herbivorous diet, once they achieve adulthood.

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Rio Grande River Cooter

Pseudemys Concinna Gorzugi

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Rio Grande River Cooter’s posses an ovular shaped elongated carapace. They commonly exhibit color schemes on their carapace that range from olive to a greenish hue of brown. Each scute displays an alternating pattern of black and yellow rings. The Rio Grande River Cooter’s plastron exhibits a shade of yellow, which is seemed on each scute by the color black. As they mature this seemed plastron pattern will fade. Their skin is generally green with radiating yellow lines throughout the head, neck, legs and tail. They also posses a yellowish hue present on a Y shaped marking that exists on their chin. The Rio Grande River Cooter’s are native to the southwestern sections of the United States and Mexico.

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Soft Shell Turtle

Apalone Spinifera Spinifera

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Soft Shell Turtles are diverse from many other Turtle species, in that they lack the traditional carapace often displayed. Instead, they are covered with skin that gives the consistency of leather. Soft Shell Turtles frequently lack scaling that is commonly present on Turtles, with the rare appearance of scales occasionally forming on their legs. The carapace is characterized by being long and flat in appearance. As hatchlings it is commonly adorned with shades of grey, olive or tan with a splattered appearance of black speckles being displayed. Males have a tendency to retain the same color schemes that are associated to the hatchling Soft Shell Turtles, but the females, on the other hand, tend to become darker over time. The Soft Shell Turtles legs are generally an olive to brown tint with an occasional darkened area.

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Turtle Tank Riverbed Sand

10 LB. Bag

This is a great product for all water turtle tanks

The Exo-terra Riverbed Sand is a completely natural sand composition. It contains no added dyes or chemical additives. It provides an attractive substrate for Aquatic Turtles that will certainly stimulate their natural behavioral tendencies. Riverbed Sand is ideal for many types of Aquatic Turtles; as it is their preferred substrate in the wild. Soft Shell Turtles especially prefer the fine consistency of the Riverbed Sand for digging and burrowing. It acts as a minor abrasive effectively preventing the adherence of fungus and bacteria to a Turtles skin and shell. This product was created overtime out of sand gathered from an African Riverbed. Through rigorous engineering of the raw material Exo-terra has been able to refine this product without jeopardizing the safety and integrity of the product. You and your turtle alike will certainly be pleased by not only the aesthetic beauty this product provides, as well as its effectiveness and usefulness in maintaining Aquatic Turtles.

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Snapping Turtle

Chelydra Serpentina Serpentina

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Snapping Turtles are characterized by several very distinctive features, which include a bulky head, a sharp curled beak, an undersized cross-shaped plastron, and an elongated tail that resembles a saw tooth pattern on the top side. A hatchling and juvenile Snapping Turtles often posse’s lateral and vertebral keels situated on their carapace that has a tendency to diminish over time. Their color schemes on their carapace generally vary from an olive shade of green to brown or black, with color variations on the plastron ranging from a deep shade of grey, to tan or yellow. A Snapping Turtles chin illustrates the appearance of two barbells. The skin located on their neck consists of a rough, bumpy texture. With muscular legs and webbed feet the Snapping Turtle is rather agile on land and water.