males should have a thicker longer tail than females
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yes i beleve so.
no they are omnivores. their natural diet contains of meat, aquatic vegeattion and insects. i would feed a captive one dried shrimp and pellet food with a few insects.
Loggerhead musk turtle was created in 1857.
Razor-backed musk turtle was created in 1855.
no
a musk turtle or a eastern pained turtle
if you are looking for an aquatic turtle, map and musk turtles are generally the smallest. In most aquatic turtles the male stays much smaller than the female. I would suggest Texas maps as the males grow to the maximum of 3.5".
Flattened Musk Turtles (Sternotherus depressus) are a rare species of musk turtle living in the branches of the Black Warrior River of Alabama in the US, they have a broad flattened shell that helps them hide in rock crevices.
A musk turtle is in the "small turtle family" the painted turtles can grow to 12 inches and have lovely personalitys,but musks only grow to about 4-5 inches and have a shy personality. I'm going to get a musk soon!!
The Common Musk Turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, is known as the stinkpot because of the bad smelling musk glands it uses for defense.
No. The musk turtle, also known as the stinkpot turtle, is not an endangered species.