turtle question.

[pebble]

are there any freshwater turtles out there and dont get too big, lets say no more bigger than 6 inches?

 

[santoury]

Musk and mud turtles are great - but nippy. Great personalities for a pet.

 

[big E]

I was looking into the same thing, so far musk turtles look like your best bet!

 

[lovespunaround]

There's a couple others, spotted turtles and bog turtles, but they're hard to come by. I've never kept one, but I've had mud and musk turtles and they're pretty cool.

 

[davo]

Are any of them easily bred in captivity?

 

[lovespunaround]

I think muds and musks are relatively easy to breed. You'll only get a few eggs at a time though.

 

[smurf101]

Spiny soft shell males dont get very large either.

 

[rhinod56]

a male mississippi map is only supposed to reach 6-8"...but females can get much bigger....

 

[lovespunaround]

Softshells are damn cool to have, but even though males only get 6-9 inches usually, they still need lots of space.