mud and musk turtle hatchling 082809

follow-up video on the two 3-stripe mud turtle hatchlings born in late July plus a new additon...a tiny musk turtle hatchling I found in the street while out on a walk. It is amazing I even saw this tiny turtle, about the size of a June bug and weighing only 1 gram! It is doing very well, eating, and will be released in just over a month.

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Pets & Animals

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• 3-stripe
• mud
• kinosternon
• baurii
• common musk
• sternotherus
• odoratus
• stinkpot
• turtle
• turtles
• chelonian
• fish
• aquarium
• tank
• pets
• animals
• reptile
• aquatic
• Florida
• wildlife
• swamp
• pond
• lake
• stream
• river
• creek
• wetland
• retention pond
• conservation area
• hatchlings
• baby
• juvenile

[xLexiiPuppyx]

do they ever as hatchlings walk on land?

[BauriBob]

@xLexiiPuppyx yes they do. Hatchlings mostly stay in the water (or they'll quickly get eaten by birds), but they do fine on land. They must be in the water to eat though. Mud turtles are aquatic and don't have a well developed tongue like a box tortoise. They must be fed in the water.

[07jimaz]

@bauribob well I Finnaly thought of it, sorry this took so long but the idea tank I would like you to make a video of is either a swamp or bog type of tank if it ok please.

[BauriBob]

@07jimaz sorry, don't have any more room for another tank. 

[07jimaz]

@Bauribob hey would you mind making a video on where and what to buy for decorating different types of tanks, cause I need some good advice cause I'm a newbie

[BauriBob]

@07jimaz Decorate? Not sure what you want. My tank is really pretty simple. Sand substrate. Mopani wood for looks and so the turtles can hide and scratch their shells. Mossballs which provide more hiding and some green. I get my string plants (hydra) from the local river, you can buy anacharis in the pet stores. My shallow water areas are just acrylic trays filled with sand. They sit on top of 1/2" PVC scaffolding. Store bought acrylic caves are nice. Visit the Turtle Forum for more.

[TheLkonig]

its nice to see that someone really informs himself and put effort and thought when he decides to keep some turtle as a pet :-)

[1997xboxgamer]

Check out my latest video and my musk is smaller I just got it

[BauriBob]

@kickassbraydon I have several videos regarding my hatchlings and their care. Please view one or two of them to see how I care for hatchlings.

[kickassbraydon]

hey again. so after i hatch my batch of turtles. i put them right into water about how deep?