I've had them both for about 8 years.

Found a baby painted turtle. They are white with a soft, leathery shell. Habitat of the painted turtle. The female longer than the male.

The western painted turtle is a very beautiful and hardy turtle. Eastern painted turtle (chrysemys picta) these are smaller than a dinner plate and have long sharp claws. I'm so relieved to find this post.

So they need a diet rich in protein and calcium to help them grow big and strong. Baby turtles have about a 1% chance of surviving to adulthood as most die before finding suitable places or. The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of north america.

These turtles are found in a wide variety of habitats across north america. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Of course, some female painted turtles can have a lot more than 2, some can have 20 or even 50, but at the same time, a lot of them can have none.

I got him a tank and that mulch and fillled one side water one side mulch and grass i got him a work and cut up tomatoes and the food. The ideal location for them to live is a fresh body of water with a soft, muddy bottom. Painted turtle eggs are small and round, about the size of a jellybean.

Feed your baby painted turtle daily. So, you can feed them two servings of food per day. They can be found in 45 american states and 18 canadian states.