Has anyone ever kept a Black-knobbed Map Turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda nigrinoda)? I found one while doing a study on the Mobile River in South Alabama. It looks cool with the big black knobbes on its shell. I need some info on the captive care of the guys.
Black-knobbed Map Turtle
- Thread starter Aquaman
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ive had a few.. just like any other water turtle.. need land. basking lights.. eat fish. pellets, all the regular this a res or any other map turtle would eat
.. you took it out of its natural habitat?
.. you took it out of its natural habitat?More like a rescue. It was sucked into the intake of a power plant. The little guy seems a little weak and I wanted to make sure he is able to suvive when I release him back into the wild. I am really not that interested in keeping turtles. It just bothers me that this turtle had its survivability compromised due to human impact.
Most areas have a local wildlife rehab center. They usually have on staff vets and adequate caging, lights, food etc.