Chrysemys picta picta

Eastern Painted Turtle

DISTRIBUTION: Nova Scotia to Georgia with large areas of intergradation with the Midland Painted in the north and with the Southern Painted in Alabama.

EMPIRE STOCK: WC.

SIZE: Up to 18 cm.

HABITAT: Soft bottomed with slow moving water. Ponds and marshes with abundant vegetation and basking sites.

DIET: Painted Turtles are omnivores. The young are more carnivorous and become more herbivorous as adults. I feed Mazuri Freshwater Turtle, fish, earthworms, and a variety of water plants and vegetables.

SEXING: Males have elongated foreclaws and tend to be smaller than females.

BREEDING: Well documented. Clutch sizes range up to 20 eggs.

Temperature-dependent Sex Determination.

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CARE SHEETS: ATP , CTTC , WCT  , WCT

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