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We hatched 2 clutches of painted turtles a 100%
hatch of 19 babies. They were layed on my front lawn.
We get lots of females laying as there is a big beaver pond
next door. The Damn raccons get most of them so we brought these
2 clutches in. I watched the females lay the eggs and dug them
right up. We put the babies in the pond as they hatched.
Mardy
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/513/1371egg2a-med.jpg
Wow thats awesome. All those guys got a step ahead in life thats for sure!
marisa
Bartman
08-06-03, 07:03 PM
hey i just hatched a clutch of painted turtles to..and for my first try of breeding anything ever! even though only 1 of the 6 survived i was still really happy.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/513/1371container-eggs1a-med.jpg
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/513/1371turtle8a-med.jpg
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/513/1371turtle12a-med.jpg
It was nice to see them swim away..
Mardy
Bartman
08-06-03, 07:05 PM
this is a pic of the one i hatched.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1953picture_28.jpg
aawwee....precious little guy....
red bootz
08-07-03, 10:59 AM
awwesome!
It's great that you took the time and effort to hatch the little guys. Congrats, it must have been really rewarding to see the cute little turtles swim off :)
Congratulations and well done. It's so lovely to hear of a couple of clutches of captive hatched cuties done for the love of the species instead of just a profit motive.
Bartman
08-07-03, 05:05 PM
ye i agree..you really gave them a nice head start in life. I bet most of the eggs would have been eaten or not even hatched. good job :)
Tim and Julie B
08-14-03, 12:07 PM
That kicks.........you guys should feel really proud that is quite an accomplishment. Not only to successfully incubated and hatch them but then to put them back in the wild. Congrads to both of you. Turtle lovers rule! TB
snakegal12345
10-29-03, 08:03 PM
ah he is so cute
casacrow
10-29-03, 10:51 PM
Cool! That must have felt great to hatch those out. I will have to check out the pond the next time I head up.
Awsome, congrats! Cute babies!
sparkon16
10-30-03, 08:27 PM
Just wondering! right after they are born do they not dig into the ground and when winter comes around they kinda freeze or somethin of that sort! Could relesing them be detrimental or would they just dig in and hibernate with the rest of em!?!?!?
Shaggy
Steeve B
11-09-03, 04:08 AM
very nice of you Marty!
Wu-Gwei
11-09-03, 11:06 AM
Originally posted by sparkon16
Just wondering! right after they are born do they not dig into the ground and when winter comes around they kinda freeze or somethin of that sort! Could relesing them be detrimental or would they just dig in and hibernate with the rest of em!?!?!?
Shaggy
Well, many painteds in Canada hatch and over-winter in their nests. If they do come out before the frost in autumn, they will head to the pond and hibernate in deeper parts where the frost won't get them. If they do over-winter in the nests underground, they shouldn't have to deal with freezing, but apparently they can take some freezing. One of the few animals that can do that.
What do you mean releasing them is detrimental? If you had some hatchlings you picked up from the wild over the summer, it is getting a little late now to be putting them back, depending where you are. But chances are they'll just head to the deepest part of the pond/lake and bury themselves in the mud.
Cheers,
JJ;)
sparkon16, it's best to let them slowly acclimate to colder temperatures rather than a sudden change. That way their metabolism slowly shifts over to hibernation mode and they save up nutrient reserves to see them through the big sleep.
If you put them outside when outdoor temps are considerably lower than the ones they enjoyed indoors, they tend to go to sleep without that period of slowing down the metabolism gradually and storing more nutrients so they often don't make it through the winter as they run out of fuel. Here in Pennsylvania September 15th is considered the last "safe" date by wildlife rangers to either take animals out of the wild or release them back into the wild after spending more than a day indoors. If we are having an unseasonably cool September that date gets moved up even earlier.
Good job Mardy...
Angie
TurtleHaven
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