Some Virginia Turtles

Wood Turtle

Red-belled cooter and eastern painted turtles

Stripe-necked musk turtle

Spotted Turtle

Loggerhead seaturtle

Eastern musk turtle

Wood turtles! one of my favorites!!!
What part of Va. did you find him at?
Bryan

Wood turtles are cool. Normally find them in London Co. Don't see nearly as many I use to. It is my understanding that along with habitat destruction, illegal collection for the European pet trade are the main threats to our native populations.

first wood turtle ive seen, they look cool, but cool = illegal collection. I have a few spotted in my turtle pond.

What other turtles do you have in with the spotted turtles?

Nothing with them because of the water, some red ears in another.

What you mean by "because of the water"?

In some of the spotted turtle locations in my neck of the woods, many of the juvenile/sub-adult spotteds are missing their rear limbs. I think this may be due to the increase in red-eared sliders. Of course it cold also be due to birds, snapping and/other turtles, mammals.

The spotted like a lower PH then the reds.

Interesting, I did not know that. Thanks.