Terrapins

[Trev B]

Have a few of these on a pond near me, not the ideal creatures, they are eating the dragonfly larva. The larger one is all of 30cm in length.

46 - Terrapins - 146-5 by Trevor Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

[Daisy M]

Re: Terrapins

So wrong when these get into our waterways, people buy them as adorable little pets & when that get to this size they just throw them in the nearest waterway & totally unbalance the eco system.

[Lepus]

Re: Terrapins

Nice pic all the same Trev . I am always surprised how they have survived our winters .

[tesarver]

Re: Terrapins



Tom

[Trev B]

Re: Terrapins

David, Mark, Tom many thanks. A lot of the Terrapins that are now found in this country are the result of the Mutant Ninja craze then dumped. I don't know a lot about them but I'm given to believe they can live to a grand old age like Tortoise. The large one in the picture I've been told could be 25 year old. Sad as it seems but I feel they are here to stay.