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You can feed them shrimps, krill, and insects such as mealworms, bloodworms, and crickets. One is behind the eye, one is just below the eye, and the third is … There are three large blotches on each side of the head that will distinguish Ouachita map turtles from all our other map turtles. Map Turtle Health Concerns. Site owner Chris Lechowicz. The lower part of the shell is usually colored yellow. OTHER INFORMATION: They are one of the most skittish species of map turtles, but some individuals can be more tolerant of people.

An Overview of the Map Turtles of the United States, by David T. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D, 1993. My name is Gordo and I just purchased an Ouachita Map Turtle from the Fish Factory in Bristol, Pa. Adult male Ouachita Map Turtles usually keep pronounced knobs, but they may be very hard to detect in large females. I named him Hyper because he is always swimming all over the place..LOL. Description: Females 5 - 10¾ inches, males 3½ - 5¾ inches. Rather, it is a Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis (Ouachita Map Turtle) - ID by spots on the head and jaw-line. The Ringed Map Turtle is very similar to the Yellow-blotched Map Turtle G. flavimaculata, except it has a yellow ring around of each its scutes rather than a blotch, to accent its otherwise olive brown body with a bright touch of yellow. In 2010, G. pearlensis was broken from synonymy with G. gibbonsi.

The Ouachita map turtle (G. ouachitensis) ranges across the Ouachita River Basin, and can be found primarily in associated flowing waterways and tributaries. The Sabine Map Turtle is endemic to the Sabine River system in Texas and Louisiana. WCT, Map Turtle Care … Up to seven lines on the head reach the eye orbit, and a black stripe is often visible on the iris of the eye. Females are larger (91/2 inches) than males (51/2 inches). Map turtles are aquatic species and can be found in river systems, drowned forests, ponds, lakes, and many more. Identification. I dont know his age, but he is a male, so the store tells me. Map turtles like other turtles are hardy species. Males have much more pronounced knobs than females. LOL. Graptemys.com - our ITTN affiliate devoted to map Turtles. Map Turtles of the United States. A large yellow marking behind each eye extends, narrowing, on top of the head. Full-grown map turtles need plenty of swimming space, but typically a 75-gallon fish tank will do well for one male turtle (females need about a … They have a preference towards deep, wide sections of the river with mud, sand or rock bottoms and high quantities of basking sites. I have had him about a … and published in 2010. For all your other questions, check out the Basking Log Care Forum. How long it can live: Between 30 and 50 years. Graptemys pearlensis is a medium to large map turtle. An Ouachita map turtle, Graptemys ouachitensis, head markings, from Louisa County, Iowa.